Minot Weather Radar Out Of Service

Dangerous Heat to Continue through the Holiday Weekend; Severe Storms on Friday from the Plains to the Mid-Atlantic

Dangerous, record-breaking heat will continue across most of the central and eastern U.S through Friday then focusing across the eastern U.S. through the Independence Day holiday weekend. Peak heat indices of up to 115 degrees are possible. Isolated to scattered severe thunderstorms are possible from the northern/central Plains into the Midwest, Ohio Valley, and Mid-Atlantic Friday. Read More >

...THE MINOT WEATHER RADAR REMAINS OUT OF SERVICE... THE MINOT DOPPLER RADAR, KMBX, WILL REMAIN OUT OF SERVICE UNTIL SOMETIME THE WEEK OF JUNE 29TH DUE TO AN EQUIPMENT PROBLEM. TECHNICIANS HAVE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND ARE WORKING ON REPAIRS. SURROUNDING NWS RADARS THAT CAN BE USED IN THE MEANTIME ARE KBIS AT BISMARCK, KMVX AT MAYVILLE, AND KGGW AT GLASGOW, MONTANA.