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Epping, North Dakota Weather

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

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

Epping, ND
Saturday, July 4 at 6:03 PM
84
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
29%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:58 AM
Sunset
4:56 PM
Epping, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastEpping, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 64°H 93°
Epping, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    40%
    0.02″
    84°56°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    12%
    93°64°+9°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    26%
    82°63°-11°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Rain
    50%
    0.37″
    66°57°-16°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    0.01″
    76°57°+10°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    21%
    79°60°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    68°56°-11°
Epping, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
245° · veering 133°
Direction
WSW
245°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 6
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 6 · pk 18 @ 9:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2811SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 133° from the wsw.
Epping, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
938.7
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 27.72 inHg
Now
938.7
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
+2.0
mb
24h
+2.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 936940
930935940945-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW939.8935.7938.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Epping, ND
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
-2 in 6h

AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 44 — 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
4.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
93μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
2.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 44

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.79
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Epping, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
133.5mi
UNLIMITED
135 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
23:03 UTC · Epping, 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
23:03 UTC · Epping, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Epping, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Epping, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Epping, ND
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:18 AM
Sunrise
12:58 AM
Daylight
15h 58m
Sunset
4:56 PM
Civil dusk
10:39 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Epping, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
12:02 AM
Moonset
10:51 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Epping, ND
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Epping at a glance

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

ZIP code: 58843

16-Day Forecast — Epping

  1. Sat84°56°40%
  2. Sun93°64°12%
  3. Mon82°63°26%
  4. Tue66°57°50%
  5. Wed76°57°50%
  6. Thu79°60°21%
  7. Fri68°56°13%
  8. Sat78°54°13%
  9. Sun91°60°5%
  10. Mon96°66°7%
  11. Tue92°71°11%
  12. Wed99°69°12%
  13. Thu83°62°11%
  14. Fri74°63°14%
  15. Sat83°59°12%
  16. Sun90°65°14%

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 — Epping

SPC has placed Epping 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 Epping

  • 58843

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.