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Clifford, North Dakota Weather

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

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

Clifford, ND
Saturday, July 4 at 6:48 AM
63
°
Clear
Feels like
64°
Humidity
91%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:39 AM
Sunset
4:28 PM
Clifford, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastClifford, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 81°
Clifford, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    0.01″
    81°63°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Clear
    86°64°+5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    53%
    0.02″
    87°67°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Showers
    53%
    0.91″
    77°60°-10°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Rain
    67%
    0.10″
    75°57°-2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    12%
    79°58°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    20%
    78°62°-1°
Clifford, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
012° · backing 22°
Direction
NNE
012°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
20
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 20 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 146SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Clifford, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
976.6
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.84 inHg
Now
976.6
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
+0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 976977
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW977.3975.8976.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Clifford, ND
Air quality
23
AQI
Good
-9 in 6h

AQI 23 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 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
3.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneGood
23μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1
Clifford, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
8%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.1mi
UNLIMITED
76 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
11:48 UTC · Clifford, 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
11:48 UTC · Clifford, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Clifford, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Clifford, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Clifford, ND
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:00 AM
Sunrise
12:39 AM
Daylight
15h 49m
Sunset
4:28 PM
Civil dusk
10:09 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Clifford, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:37 PM
Moonset
10:27 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Clifford, ND
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Clifford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 63°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 58016

16-Day Forecast — Clifford

  1. Sat81°63°15%
  2. Sun86°64°1%
  3. Mon87°67°53%
  4. Tue77°60°53%
  5. Wed75°57°67%
  6. Thu79°58°12%
  7. Fri78°62°20%
  8. Sat70°57°27%
  9. Sun76°53°13%
  10. Mon84°59°13%
  11. Tue86°67°7%
  12. Wed78°56°16%
  13. Thu84°58°18%
  14. Fri79°55°13%
  15. Sat77°59°16%
  16. Sun93°71°17%

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 — Clifford

SPC has placed Clifford 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 Clifford

  • 58016

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.