Minot, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Minot weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast10%—78°62°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast26%—90°61°+12°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle50%—83°64°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle54%—74°60°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast54%—77°52°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle33%0.01″83°60°+6°
- FridayJul 10Clear33%—79°56°-4°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:54 PM
- Moonset
- 10:42 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Minot at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 63°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: June 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 58701, 58703, 58707
16-Day Forecast — Minot
- Sat78°62°10%
- Sun90°61°26%
- Mon83°64°50%
- Tue74°60°54%
- Wed77°52°54%
- Thu83°60°33%
- Fri79°56°33%
- Sat77°51°19%
- Sun85°55°8%
- Mon95°71°11%
- Tue80°63°18%
- Wed85°55°11%
- Thu80°62°14%
- Fri87°56°13%
- Sat93°63°7%
- Sun96°71°13%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Minot
SPC has placed Minot in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Minot
- 58707
- 58703
- 58701
- 58702