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Arthur, North Dakota Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Arthur, ND
Saturday, July 4 at 7:12 PM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
87°
Humidity
58%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:39 AM
Sunset
4:27 PM
Arthur, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastArthur, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 86°
Arthur, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Mostly Clear
    11%
    84°63°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    86°63°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    61%
    89°67°+3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    61%
    74°59°-15°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    66%
    76°56°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    74°57°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    74°59°
Arthur, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
032° · backing 25°
Direction
NNE
032°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 19 @ 10:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 128SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Arthur, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
979.7
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 28.93 inHg
Now
979.7
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
+1.1
mb
24h
+1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 978981
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW980.5977.7979.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Arthur, ND
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
+21 in 6h

AQI 47 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 21 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 0.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
8.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
107μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 0.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 50
UV peak
0.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 12

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.78
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Arthur, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
65.8mi
UNLIMITED
67 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
00:12 UTC · Arthur, ND · 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
00:12 UTC · Arthur, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Arthur, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Arthur, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Arthur, ND
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:00 AM
Sunrise
12:39 AM
Daylight
15h 48m
Sunset
4:27 PM
Civil dusk
10:07 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Arthur, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:52 PM
Moonset
11:40 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Arthur, ND
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Arthur at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 58006

16-Day Forecast — Arthur

  1. Sat84°63°17%
  2. Sun86°63°1%
  3. Mon89°67°61%
  4. Tue78°63°61%
  5. Wed76°56°66%
  6. Thu74°57°20%
  7. Fri73°58°20%
  8. Sat77°54°12%
  9. Sun80°56°9%
  10. Mon84°57°9%
  11. Tue91°63°10%
  12. Wed91°70°10%
  13. Thu81°68°18%
  14. Fri72°63°24%
  15. Sat77°59°17%
  16. Sun84°59°20%

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

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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 — Arthur

SPC has placed Arthur in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk

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 Arthur

  • 58006

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.