Colfax, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Colfax weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain29%0.24″86°66°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——87°65°+1°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle40%0.02″91°66°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers57%—86°65°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers72%0.08″78°62°-8°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast21%—82°59°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle20%—81°65°-1°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- 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
- 11:33 PM
- Moonset
- 10:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Colfax at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above 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: 58018
16-Day Forecast — Colfax
- Sat86°66°29%
- Sun87°65°1%
- Mon91°66°40%
- Tue86°65°57%
- Wed78°62°72%
- Thu82°59°21%
- Fri81°65°20%
- Sat71°58°25%
- Sun78°55°13%
- Mon88°58°13%
- Tue95°64°9%
- Wed80°58°19%
- Thu90°58°24%
- Fri85°61°10%
- Sat89°64°18%
- Sun107°72°23%
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 — Colfax
SPC has placed Colfax 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 Colfax
- 58018