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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 7:01 AM
58
°
Overcast
Feels like
58°
Humidity
92%
Wind
3 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 58 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 84°
Epping, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    40%
    0.02″
    84°57°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    35%
    93°62°+9°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    35%
    83°65°-10°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Rain
    55%
    0.22″
    71°56°-12°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    55%
    78°52°+7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    84°62°+6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    25%
    79°56°-5°
Epping, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
127° · veering 10°
Direction
SE
127°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 7
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 7 · pk 18 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 176SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Epping, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
937.3
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 27.68 inHg
Now
937.3
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
+1.0
mb
24h
+1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 936938
930935940945-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW938.4935.7937.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Epping, ND
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
+6 in 6h

AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 18.6 µg/m³ (AQI 69) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
18.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
20μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneGood
37μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.2

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 18.6 µg/m³ (AQI 69) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Epping, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
87%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
26.9mi
UNLIMITED
64 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
12:01 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
12:01 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
82% 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: 5°F below 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°57°40%
  2. Sun93°62°35%
  3. Mon83°65°35%
  4. Tue71°56°55%
  5. Wed78°52°55%
  6. Thu84°62°25%
  7. Fri79°56°25%
  8. Sat78°52°10%
  9. Sun90°59°9%
  10. Mon93°71°8%
  11. Tue80°64°19%
  12. Wed87°57°13%
  13. Thu81°60°16%
  14. Fri86°59°7%
  15. Sat98°65°7%
  16. Sun95°75°10%

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 3NONENo severe 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 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.