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Fargo, Arkansas Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fargo weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Fargo, AR
Saturday, July 4 at 4:21 PM
82
°
Overcast
Feels like
87°
Humidity
74%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
12:56 AM
Sunset
3:22 PM
Fargo, AR
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFargo, AR: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit with a 40% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 71°H 90°
Fargo, AR
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    54%
    0.02″
    92°75°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    19%
    90°71°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    24%
    91°71°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    90°72°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    92°71°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    96°75°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    18%
    96°77°
Fargo, AR
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
252° · backing 21°
Direction
WSW
252°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 5
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 20 @ 4:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 279SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 21° from the wsw.
Fargo, AR
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.1
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.80 inHg
Now
1009.1
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081010
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1010.21007.81009.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Fargo, AR
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
+7 in 6hPeak ~61 @ 11 PM

AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 63 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
9.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
115μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 63 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 63
UV peak
3.2 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 63

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Fargo, AR
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
97%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
39.3mi
UNLIMITED
77 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
21:21 UTC · Fargo, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
21:21 UTC · Fargo, AR · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Fargo, AR
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fargo, AR
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fargo, AR
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:27 AM
Sunrise
12:56 AM
Daylight
14h 26m
Sunset
3:22 PM
Civil dusk
8:52 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Fargo, AR
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
10:53 PM
Moonset
10:16 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Fargo, AR
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fargo at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Fargo

  1. Sat92°74°54%
  2. Sun90°71°19%
  3. Mon91°71°24%
  4. Tue90°72°8%
  5. Wed92°71°8%
  6. Thu96°75°9%
  7. Fri96°77°18%
  8. Sat86°70°19%
  9. Sun83°67°19%
  10. Mon83°63°13%
  11. Tue85°63°9%
  12. Wed85°67°10%
  13. Thu85°70°26%
  14. Fri89°72°24%
  15. Sat85°73°30%
  16. Sun76°71°22%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Fargo

SPC has placed Fargo in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Fargo

  • 72021

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.