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Dickinson, North Dakota Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Dickinson, ND
Saturday, July 4 at 6:29 PM
86
°
Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
22%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
11:02 PM
Sunset
2:48 PM
Dickinson, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDickinson, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 96°
Dickinson, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    87°55°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Showers
    18%
    0.17″
    96°61°+9°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    0.02″
    85°67°-11°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    71%
    0.02″
    71°59°-14°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    57%
    80°59°+9°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    19%
    0.01″
    84°62°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    19%
    73°57°-11°
Dickinson, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
002° · backing 111°
Direction
N
002°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 4
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 4 · pk 19 @ 12:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2922SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 111° from the n.
Dickinson, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
931.0
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 27.49 inHg
Now
931.0
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
+4.2
mb
24h
+3.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 927932
920925930935940-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW931.9926.9931.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Dickinson, ND
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
+10 in 6h

AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
101μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 48
UV peak
1.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 48

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.76
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Dickinson, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
155.3mi
UNLIMITED
155 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
00:29 UTC · Dickinson, 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
00:29 UTC · Dickinson, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Dickinson, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Dickinson, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Dickinson, ND
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:24 AM
Sunrise
11:02 PM
Daylight
15h 46m
Sunset
2:48 PM
Civil dusk
9:28 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Dickinson, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:15 PM
Moonset
11:04 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Dickinson, ND
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dickinson at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 21°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 58601

16-Day Forecast — Dickinson

  1. Sat87°55°15%
  2. Sun96°61°18%
  3. Mon85°67°29%
  4. Tue71°59°71%
  5. Wed80°59°57%
  6. Thu84°62°19%
  7. Fri73°57°19%
  8. Sat86°55°15%
  9. Sun109°66°4%
  10. Mon92°69°4%
  11. Tue97°63°8%
  12. Wed107°70°12%
  13. Thu101°69°12%
  14. Fri90°58°13%
  15. Sat91°61°15%
  16. Sun84°58°16%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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 — Dickinson

SPC has placed Dickinson in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Dickinson

  • 58601
  • 58602

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.