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Carson, North Dakota Weather

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

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

Carson, ND
Saturday, July 4 at 6:05 AM
58
°
Overcast
Feels like
60°
Humidity
93%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
10:59 PM
Sunset
2:41 PM
Carson, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCarson, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 84°
Carson, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    0.01″
    84°58°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Clear
    95°65°+11°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    20%
    92°70°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Showers
    73%
    0.01″
    82°63°-10°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    73%
    0.03″
    77°58°-5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    0.01″
    82°59°+5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    31%
    85°58°+3°
Carson, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
270° · backing 139°
Direction
W
270°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
27
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 27 @ 2:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2213SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Carson, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
933.1
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 27.55 inHg
Now
933.1
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
+1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 932936
925930935940-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW935.8931.6933.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Carson, ND
Air quality
28
AQI
Good
-8 in 6h

AQI 28 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³ (AQI 40) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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
7.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneGood
37μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.2

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³ (AQI 40) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Carson, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
82%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
26.1mi
UNLIMITED
90 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
12:05 UTC · Carson, 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
12:05 UTC · Carson, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Carson, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Carson, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Carson, ND
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:22 AM
Sunrise
10:59 PM
Daylight
15h 42m
Sunset
2:41 PM
Civil dusk
9:21 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Carson, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
10:52 PM
Moonset
9:46 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Carson, ND
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Carson at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 58529

16-Day Forecast — Carson

  1. Sat84°58°21%
  2. Sun95°65°4%
  3. Mon92°70°20%
  4. Tue82°63°73%
  5. Wed77°58°73%
  6. Thu82°59°31%
  7. Fri85°58°31%
  8. Sat79°57°21%
  9. Sun89°57°5%
  10. Mon101°69°7%
  11. Tue92°66°10%
  12. Wed88°57°17%
  13. Thu91°63°20%
  14. Fri92°59°10%
  15. Sat101°66°9%
  16. Sun105°73°12%

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 — Carson

SPC has placed Carson 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 Carson

  • 58529

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.