Center, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Center weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Partly Cloudy——84°57°—
- SundayJul 5Partly Cloudy——93°60°+9°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers22%—86°67°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers67%—76°61°-10°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle67%0.01″77°55°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers30%0.15″80°59°+3°
- FridayJul 10Clear30%—82°57°+2°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 16.1 µg/m³ (AQI 64) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 16.1 µg/m³ (AQI 64) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:52 PM
- Moonset
- 10:44 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Center at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 58530
16-Day Forecast — Center
- Sat83°57°4%
- Sun93°60°7%
- Mon86°67°22%
- Tue76°61°67%
- Wed77°55°67%
- Thu80°59°30%
- Fri82°57°30%
- Sat76°54°19%
- Sun87°55°9%
- Mon98°69°9%
- Tue86°68°12%
- Wed85°56°12%
- Thu87°65°18%
- Fri88°57°10%
- Sat96°66°8%
- Sun104°72°14%
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 — Center
SPC includes Center in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Center
- 58530