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%—83°58°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——93°63°+10°
- MondayJul 6Overcast18%—90°67°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle69%—77°62°-13°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle69%—80°58°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers20%0.05″81°60°+1°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear19%—74°57°-7°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 15 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 50 — 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 2.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 50
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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
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: 18°F above 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
- Sat83°58°28%
- Sun93°63°4%
- Mon90°67°18%
- Tue77°62°69%
- Wed80°58°69%
- Thu81°60°20%
- Fri74°57°19%
- Sat82°54°16%
- Sun91°61°4%
- Mon95°65°6%
- Tue104°69°13%
- Wed108°70°13%
- Thu89°65°14%
- Fri73°61°17%
- Sat86°56°15%
- Sun91°60°16%
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 includes Elgin 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 Elgin
- 58533