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Fairdale, North Dakota Weather

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

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

Fairdale, ND
Saturday, July 4 at 7:13 AM
60
°
Clear
Feels like
60°
Humidity
94%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:37 AM
Sunset
4:37 PM
Fairdale, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFairdale, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 78°
Fairdale, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    10%
    78°58°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    10%
    84°62°+6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    82°65°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    50%
    69°59°-13°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    50%
    74°54°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    13%
    76°58°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    28%
    73°57°-3°
Fairdale, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
039° · backing 28°
Direction
NE
039°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 9
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 9 · pk 20 @ 9:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 146SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 28° from the ne.
Fairdale, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
957.6
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 28.28 inHg
Now
957.6
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 958959
950955960965-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW959.3957.5957.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Fairdale, ND
Air quality
25
AQI
Good
-6 in 6h

AQI 25 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 2.5DRIVERGood
8.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneGood
29μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Fairdale, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
4%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
26.1mi
UNLIMITED
37 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
12:13 UTC · Fairdale, 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
12:13 UTC · Fairdale, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Fairdale, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fairdale, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fairdale, ND
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:56 AM
Sunrise
12:37 AM
Daylight
16h 00m
Sunset
4:37 PM
Civil dusk
10:19 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Fairdale, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:42 PM
Moonset
10:29 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Fairdale, ND
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fairdale at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 58229

16-Day Forecast — Fairdale

  1. Sat78°58°10%
  2. Sun84°62°10%
  3. Mon82°65°32%
  4. Tue69°59°50%
  5. Wed74°54°50%
  6. Thu76°58°13%
  7. Fri73°57°28%
  8. Sat70°56°28%
  9. Sun75°53°14%
  10. Mon84°61°10%
  11. Tue83°66°14%
  12. Wed75°54°14%
  13. Thu77°59°20%
  14. Fri78°56°16%
  15. Sat81°59°14%
  16. Sun88°68°26%

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 — Fairdale

SPC has placed Fairdale 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 Fairdale

  • 58229

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.