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Buffalo, North Dakota Weather

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

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

Buffalo, ND
Saturday, July 4 at 7:14 AM
64
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
94%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
12:41 AM
Sunset
4:27 PM
Buffalo, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBuffalo, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit with a 23% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 64°H 83°
Buffalo, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    23%
    83°62°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Clear
    86°64°+3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    52%
    94°66°+8°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Showers
    57%
    0.08″
    77°62°-17°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Showers
    70%
    0.50″
    75°59°-2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    15%
    81°59°+6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    18%
    79°63°-2°
Buffalo, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
023° · backing 22°
Direction
NNE
023°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
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 6 · pk 17 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 135SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 22° from the nne.
Buffalo, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
971.1
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 28.68 inHg
Now
971.1
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
+1.0
mb
24h
+1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 970972
965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW971.5970.0971.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Buffalo, ND
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
-6 in 6h

AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
4.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneGood
24μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3
Buffalo, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
7%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
25.9mi
UNLIMITED
57 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
12:14 UTC · Buffalo, 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
12:14 UTC · Buffalo, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Buffalo, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Buffalo, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Buffalo, ND
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:03 AM
Sunrise
12:41 AM
Daylight
15h 46m
Sunset
4:27 PM
Civil dusk
10:08 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Buffalo, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:37 PM
Moonset
10:28 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Buffalo, ND
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Buffalo at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 64°F — typical for the season
  • 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: 58011

16-Day Forecast — Buffalo

  1. Sat83°62°23%
  2. Sun86°64°1%
  3. Mon94°66°52%
  4. Tue77°62°57%
  5. Wed75°59°70%
  6. Thu81°59°15%
  7. Fri79°63°18%
  8. Sat70°57°24%
  9. Sun78°53°14%
  10. Mon92°60°14%
  11. Tue90°67°9%
  12. Wed78°58°16%
  13. Thu89°57°26%
  14. Fri80°57°10%
  15. Sat82°61°17%
  16. Sun98°70°27%

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 — Buffalo

SPC has placed Buffalo 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 Buffalo

  • 58011

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.