Minot, North Dakota Weather
Minot, North Dakota — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Minot, Ward County.
Full aviation weather for Minot is published on the Minot International Airport (KMOT) page, 3 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 2 airfields within reach of Minot have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Minot: Minot Air Force Base (KMIB) 21 km
Conditions reported at KMOT describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Minot specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Minot, North Dakota
Minot rises from the broad, sweeping canvases of the North Dakota prairie, a place where the sky feels vast enough to swallow clouds whole. It lies 101.3 miles north-north-west of Bismarck, ND (from Bismarck, ND: bearing 347°T), and is situated 7.5 miles west of Surrey. The land around Minot is a study in gentle, persistent undulation, a topography shaped by the slow, deliberate work of glaciers and the relentless sweep of wind. Fields of amber grain stretch to horizons that seem impossibly distant, their cultivated rows a stark yet harmonious contrast to the wilder grasses that fringe the low-lying areas. In the spring, this land awakens with a vibrant green, and as summer matures, it ripens into a palette of ochres and golds, a silent testament to the agricultural heart beating at the core of this region. The Souris River, a ribbon of silver, winds its way through the landscape, its banks a haven for cottonwood trees and the rustling life they shelter, offering a soft counterpoint to the expansive openness of the surrounding plains. The story of Minot is deeply intertwined with the railroads that first carved a path through this territory, a pivotal junction that grew into a bustling hub of commerce and settlement. Its economy has long been anchored in the rich soil, with agriculture – particularly grains and sunflowers – forming a bedrock of its prosperity, a bounty often visible in the sturdy silos that punctuate the skyline. More recently, the discovery of oil has brought a new dynamism, a hum of activity that overlays the more traditional rhythms of prairie life. Minot is also home to Minot State University, a center of learning that injects a youthful energy into the community, and the North Dakota State Fair, an annual celebration that draws thousands to experience the unique blend of rural heritage and modern enterprise. The air here, especially after a rain, carries a clean, earthy scent, a fragrance that speaks of open skies and the enduring spirit of the people who call this place home.
Live animated radar for Minot and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Minot, Ward County, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | 48.23251°N, 101.296273°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 58701, 58707, 58702, 58703 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Minot, North Dakota Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Minot, North Dakota, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Minot includes coordinates 48.232510°N, 101.296273°W, situated in Ward County. ZIP code 58701, 58707, 58702, 58703. Telephone area code: 701. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
