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Barney, North Dakota Weather

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

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

Barney, ND
Saturday, July 4 at 6:56 AM
65
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
96%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
12:42 AM
Sunset
4:22 PM
Barney, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBarney, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit with a 22% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 63°H 87°
Barney, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    22%
    87°63°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Mostly Clear
    87°64°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    42%
    94°67°+7°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    53%
    88°66°-6°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    72%
    0.04″
    79°62°-9°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    21%
    83°59°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    20%
    84°65°+1°
Barney, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
113° · backing 114°
Direction
ESE
113°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 4 · pk 11 @ 2:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 373SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Barney, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
976.5
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.84 inHg
Now
976.5
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
+1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 975977
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW977.2975.4976.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Barney, ND
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
+3 in 6h

AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.9 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
11.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
23μg/m³
OzoneGood
22μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.9 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
70 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
11:56 UTC · Barney, 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
11:56 UTC · Barney, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Barney, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Barney, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Barney, ND
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:04 AM
Sunrise
12:42 AM
Daylight
15h 40m
Sunset
4:22 PM
Civil dusk
10:02 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Barney, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:33 PM
Moonset
10:27 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Barney, ND
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Barney at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 65°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 58008

16-Day Forecast — Barney

  1. Sat87°63°22%
  2. Sun87°64°1%
  3. Mon94°67°42%
  4. Tue88°66°53%
  5. Wed79°62°72%
  6. Thu83°59°21%
  7. Fri84°65°20%
  8. Sat72°59°24%
  9. Sun80°55°12%
  10. Mon93°59°12%
  11. Tue99°68°10%
  12. Wed82°59°19%
  13. Thu94°59°24%
  14. Fri89°62°10%
  15. Sat97°64°18%
  16. Sun105°73°23%

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 — Barney

SPC has placed Barney 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 Barney

  • 58008

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.