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Cavalier, North Dakota Weather

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

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

Cavalier, ND
Saturday, July 4 at 7:17 AM
60
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
60°
Humidity
96%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
12:33 AM
Sunset
4:36 PM
Cavalier, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCavalier, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 81°
Cavalier, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    81°59°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    14%
    86°63°+5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    39%
    84°66°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    0.01″
    71°58°-13°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    36%
    76°54°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    78°57°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    76°60°-2°
Cavalier, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
004° · backing 79°
Direction
N
004°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 7
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 7 · pk 15 @ 10:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 114SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 79° from the n.
Cavalier, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.7
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.05 inHg
Now
983.7
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983985
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW984.5983.1983.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Cavalier, ND
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
+4 in 6h

AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
12μg/m³
OzoneGood
19μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Cavalier, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
33%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
38 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
12:17 UTC · Cavalier, 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
12:17 UTC · Cavalier, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Cavalier, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Cavalier, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Cavalier, ND
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:52 AM
Sunrise
12:33 AM
Daylight
16h 03m
Sunset
4:36 PM
Civil dusk
10:19 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Cavalier, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:40 PM
Moonset
10:26 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Cavalier, ND
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cavalier at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 58220

16-Day Forecast — Cavalier

  1. Sat81°59°7%
  2. Sun86°63°14%
  3. Mon84°66°39%
  4. Tue71°58°36%
  5. Wed76°54°36%
  6. Thu78°57°12%
  7. Fri76°60°31%
  8. Sat72°58°31%
  9. Sun77°53°13%
  10. Mon83°59°13%
  11. Tue84°65°11%
  12. Wed77°57°10%
  13. Thu78°59°13%
  14. Fri79°56°19%
  15. Sat84°58°20%
  16. Sun89°67°24%

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 — Cavalier

SPC has placed Cavalier 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 Cavalier

  • 58220

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.