Minot AFB, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Minot AFB weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast11%—80°63°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle34%0.02″91°62°+11°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle51%—82°63°-9°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle50%0.01″70°59°-12°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast50%—77°51°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle35%—81°59°+4°
- FridayJul 10Clear35%—77°55°-4°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- light
- 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 AFB at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 63°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: June 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 58704, 58705
16-Day Forecast — Minot AFB
- Sat80°63°11%
- Sun91°62°34%
- Mon82°63°51%
- Tue70°59°50%
- Wed77°51°50%
- Thu81°59°35%
- Fri77°55°35%
- Sat75°50°17%
- Sun84°54°8%
- Mon92°69°11%
- Tue80°61°19%
- Wed82°55°17%
- Thu78°62°19%
- Fri86°55°6%
- Sat93°62°13%
- Sun93°67°23%
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 AFB
SPC has placed Minot AFB 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 AFB
- 58705
- 58704