Elgin, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elgin weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast28%—81°57°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——93°61°+12°
- MondayJul 6Overcast21%—91°70°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers73%—82°64°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle73%0.02″78°58°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle29%0.01″83°59°+5°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear29%—85°59°+2°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 7.0 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 10:53 PM
- Moonset
- 9:48 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Elgin at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 58533
16-Day Forecast — Elgin
- Sat81°57°28%
- Sun93°61°4%
- Mon91°70°21%
- Tue82°64°73%
- Wed78°58°73%
- Thu83°59°29%
- Fri85°59°29%
- Sat80°57°19%
- Sun89°57°5%
- Mon102°69°6%
- Tue90°67°10%
- Wed88°58°14%
- Thu91°63°17%
- Fri93°59°11%
- Sat102°66°9%
- Sun105°72°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 — Elgin
SPC has placed Elgin 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 Elgin
- 58533