Today's Minot North Dakota weather forcast, created at 5:16 AM on Thursday, the 25th of April. Today, sunny, with a high near 56. Windy, with a west wind 9 to 19 mph increasing to 21 to 31 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph. Looking ahead, Tonight, mostly clear, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a west wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Friday, mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Then later, Friday Night, a slight chance of rain after 1am, mixing with snow after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Sunrise today will be at 6:37 am and the sun will set at 8:50 pm.

There are 3 local weather hazards at the time of this report. Here are those local weather hazards.

Urgent - weather message. Wind advisory in effect from noon today to 7 pm Central Daylight Time this evening. The National Weather Service in Bismarck has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from noon today to 7 PM Central Daylight Time this evening. Timing. This afternoon through early this evening. Winds. Northwest gusting to 45 mph. Impacts. Driving may be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. If working on elevated surfaces be sure to use extra caution. Precautionary/preparedness actions. A Wind Advisory means that winds of 30 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult. especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

Hazardous Weather Outlook. This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of north central North Dakota, northwest North Dakota, south central North Dakota, and southeast North Dakota. Day one. Today and Tonight. A Red Flag Warning for critical fire weather conditions has been issued for late this morning through early this evening. See www. weather. gov/bis for more details. A wind advisory for northwest winds gusting to 45 mph has been issued for this afternoon and early this evening. See www. weather. gov/bis for more details. Days two through seven. Friday through Wednesday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. Spotter information statement. Spotter activation will not be needed.

Urgent - fire weather message. Red flag warning western and central north dakota late this morning through early this evening. Critical fire weather conditions are expected across all of western and central North Dakota late this morning through early this evening. Relative humidity as low as 15 percent, gusty northwest winds to 45 mph, and dry vegetation will create dangerous burning conditions. Any fires that ignite will spread rapidly and become difficult to control. Red flag warning in effect from 11 am Central Daylight Time /10 am mdt/ this morning to 8 pm Central Daylight Time /7 pm mdt/ this evening for wind and low relative humidity for all of western and central north dakota. The National Weather Service in Bismarck has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 11 AM Central Daylight Time /10 AM MDT/ this morning to 8 PM Central Daylight Time /7 PM MDT/ this evening. Winds. Northwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Relative humidity. As low as 15 percent. Affected area. All of western and central North Dakota. Impacts. Any fires that ignite will spread rapidly and become difficult to control or suppress. Precautionary/preparedness actions. Burn bans may be in effect. Contact local authorities for details.

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