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Esmond, North Dakota Weather

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

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

Esmond, ND
Saturday, July 4 at 5:00 PM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
45%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:45 AM
Sunset
4:41 PM
Esmond, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastEsmond, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 89°
Esmond, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Foggy
    83°59°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    89°62°+6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    30%
    0.03″
    83°65°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Rain
    51%
    0.09″
    73°56°-10°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    51%
    76°54°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    33%
    0.57″
    71°57°-5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    70°56°-1°
Esmond, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
234° · veering 157°
Direction
SW
234°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
16
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 16 @ 12:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2014SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Esmond, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
958.8
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 28.31 inHg
Now
958.8
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
+1.2
mb
24h
+0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 956960
950955960965-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW959.5956.4958.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Esmond, ND
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
+5 in 6h

AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 47 — 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
7.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
99μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 47
UV peak
2.7 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 47

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.83
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Esmond, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
90.3mi
UNLIMITED
91 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
22:00 UTC · Esmond, 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
22:00 UTC · Esmond, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Esmond, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Esmond, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Esmond, ND
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:05 AM
Sunrise
12:45 AM
Daylight
15h 56m
Sunset
4:41 PM
Civil dusk
10:23 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Esmond, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:47 PM
Moonset
10:36 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Esmond, ND
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Esmond at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 58332

16-Day Forecast — Esmond

  1. Sat83°59°7%
  2. Sun89°62°8%
  3. Mon83°65°30%
  4. Tue73°56°51%
  5. Wed76°54°51%
  6. Thu71°57°33%
  7. Fri70°56°33%
  8. Sat74°53°16%
  9. Sun79°56°8%
  10. Mon86°60°9%
  11. Tue91°65°11%
  12. Wed89°68°13%
  13. Thu81°59°16%
  14. Fri67°58°11%
  15. Sat79°56°16%
  16. Sun87°61°13%

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 — Esmond

SPC includes Esmond 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 Esmond

  • 58332

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.