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Minot, ND weather

It is 39°F and clear at Minot International Airport as of Oct 28, 4:05 AM CDT. Overnight: Patchy Fog, low near 32°F, 1% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 3:36 AM CDT.

Updated Oct 28, 4:21 AM CDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

39°F

Clear · feels like 32°F

Wind

S 11 mph

Humidity 81% · dew point 34°F

Pressure · visibility

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Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Minot International Airport (KMOT), Oct 28, 4:05 AM CDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Minot forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS BIS forecast area

1 active alert covers zones served by the BIS office near Minot:

  • Special Weather Statement

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 5:12 AM EDT. North Dakota has 2 active alerts: see them all.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Minot (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 4 AM37°FPatchy Fog1%SW 8 mph
Wed 5 AM36°FPatchy Fog1%SW 13 mph
Wed 6 AM36°FPatchy Fog1%SW 13 mph
Wed 7 AM36°FMostly Sunny1%SW 13 mph
Wed 8 AM36°FPartly Sunny1%SW 13 mph
Wed 9 AM36°FPartly Sunny1%SW 13 mph
Wed 10 AM41°FPartly Sunny1%SW 13 mph
Wed 11 AM46°FMostly Sunny1%W 14 mph
Wed 12 PM49°FSunny1%W 17 mph
Wed 1 PM52°FSunny1%W 20 mph
Wed 2 PM53°FSunny1%W 21 mph
Wed 3 PM53°FSunny1%W 20 mph
Wed 4 PM53°FSunny1%W 18 mph
Wed 5 PM52°FSunny1%W 17 mph
Wed 6 PM49°FMostly Clear1%W 14 mph
Wed 7 PM45°FMostly Clear0%W 12 mph
Wed 8 PM41°FMostly Clear0%W 9 mph
Wed 9 PM39°FMostly Clear0%NW 8 mph
Wed 10 PM37°FMostly Clear0%W 8 mph
Wed 11 PM36°FMostly Clear0%W 7 mph
Thu 12 AM35°FMostly Clear0%W 7 mph
Thu 1 AM34°FMostly Clear0%W 7 mph
Thu 2 AM32°FMostly Clear0%W 7 mph
Thu 3 AM31°FMostly Clear0%W 7 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Minot can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 32°F

Patchy fog. Mostly clear. Low around 32, with temperatures rising to around 40 overnight. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday

High 53°F·Low 26°F

Patchy fog before 7am. Mostly sunny. High near 53, with temperatures falling to around 51 in the afternoon. West wind 10 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear. Low around 26, with temperatures rising to around 28 overnight. West wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Thursday

High 47°F·Low 23°F

Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. North wind 2 to 6 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

Friday

High 45°F·Low 29°F

Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. East wind around 8 mph.

Saturday

High 54°F·Low 39°F

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Southeast wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.

Sunday

High 57°F·Low 38°F

A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Southeast wind around 8 mph.

Monday

High 52°F·Low 33°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. North wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday

High 50°F

A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Minot is served by the National Weather Service BIS forecast office, forecast zone NDZ056, county zone NDC101.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Minot (48.2361, -101.2775), in Ward County. Population: 47,440 (2024 estimate), number 4 of the 8 North Dakota cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KMBX. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/48.2361,-101.2775 (forecast issued Oct 28, 3:36 AM CDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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