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Ayr, North Dakota Weather

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

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

Ayr, ND
Saturday, July 4 at 7:27 PM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
78°
Humidity
57%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:40 AM
Sunset
4:27 PM
Ayr, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAyr, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 85°
Ayr, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    18%
    83°63°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    85°63°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    58%
    89°66°+4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    65%
    73°59°-16°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    65%
    76°56°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    0.02″
    75°57°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    0.01″
    74°59°-1°
Ayr, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
025° · veering 115°
Direction
NNE
025°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
17
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 17 @ 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.
Ayr, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
972.4
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 28.71 inHg
Now
972.4
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
+1.1
mb
24h
+1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 971973
965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW973.3970.6972.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Ayr, ND
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
+19 in 6h

AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 19 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 0.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
6.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
96μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 0.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 45
UV peak
0.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 11

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.80
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Ayr, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
95%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
65.4mi
UNLIMITED
71 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
00:27 UTC · Ayr, 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
00:27 UTC · Ayr, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Ayr, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ayr, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ayr, ND
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:02 AM
Sunrise
12:40 AM
Daylight
15h 47m
Sunset
4:27 PM
Civil dusk
10:08 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Ayr, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:53 PM
Moonset
11:41 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Ayr, ND
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ayr at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 58007

16-Day Forecast — Ayr

  1. Sat83°63°18%
  2. Sun85°63°1%
  3. Mon89°66°58%
  4. Tue73°59°65%
  5. Wed76°56°65%
  6. Thu75°57°21%
  7. Fri74°59°21%
  8. Sat79°55°12%
  9. Sun88°58°8%
  10. Mon82°65°9%
  11. Tue81°59°9%
  12. Wed89°62°10%
  13. Thu96°69°13%
  14. Fri78°62°20%
  15. Sat84°59°17%
  16. Sun73°56°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 — Ayr

SPC has placed Ayr 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 Ayr

  • 58007

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.