Minot, ND Weather Forecast
Ward County, North Dakota
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Minot, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Minot, ND at a glance
Minot is home to about 47,373 people in Ward County, across 28 square miles. It ranks 4th by population of 25 places in North Dakota with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Stanley, 52 miles away.
- County
- Ward County
- Population
- 47,373 2023 est.
- Land area
- 28 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 1,710
- Forecast point
- 48.2361°N, 101.2775°W
How well can the network see Minot?
The nearest Doppler radar is KMBX (Minot AFB, ND), to the ENE. Its lowest scan passes about 1,200 ft above Minot. That is about as close as US radar coverage gets: low-level rotation and gust fronts over Minot show up clearly. Minot is closer to its radar than 82% of US cities.
The closest weather station is KMOT (Minot Intl). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Minot
- Stanley, ND52 mi
- Bottineau, ND56 mi
- New Town, ND58 mi
- Rugby, ND60 mi
- Hazen, ND67 mi
- Beulah, ND71 mi
- Tioga, ND77 mi
- Watford City, ND97 mi
Elsewhere in North Dakota
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