Buchanan, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Buchanan weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——83°60°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——88°63°+5°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle33%0.02″86°68°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle70%—73°60°-13°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast70%—76°56°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle27%—73°57°-3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle27%—72°58°-1°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:58 PM
- Moonset
- 11:47 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Buchanan at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°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: 58420
16-Day Forecast — Buchanan
- Sat83°60°8%
- Sun88°63°1%
- Mon86°68°33%
- Tue73°60°70%
- Wed76°56°70%
- Thu73°57°27%
- Fri72°58°27%
- Sat78°54°15%
- Sun90°61°11%
- Mon83°65°9%
- Tue83°60°11%
- Wed95°62°12%
- Thu97°68°19%
- Fri80°61°10%
- Sat87°58°10%
- Sun75°57°16%
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 — Buchanan
SPC has placed Buchanan in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Buchanan
- 58420