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Fordville, North Dakota Weather

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

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

Fordville, ND
Saturday, July 4 at 7:17 AM
61
°
Clear
Feels like
61°
Humidity
95%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
12:37 AM
Sunset
4:34 PM
Fordville, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFordville, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 81°
Fordville, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Partly Cloudy
    12%
    81°59°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    87°62°+6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    T-storm w/ Hail
    33%
    82°69°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    46%
    73°60°-9°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    53%
    76°55°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    10%
    78°59°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    26%
    76°60°-2°
Fordville, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
025° · steady
Direction
NNE
025°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
18
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 18 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 132SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the nne.
Fordville, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
974.2
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 28.77 inHg
Now
974.2
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 974975
965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW975.3973.6973.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Fordville, ND
Air quality
24
AQI
Good
-6 in 6h

AQI 24 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneGood
26μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Fordville, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
19%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
47 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
12:17 UTC · Fordville, 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
12:17 UTC · Fordville, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Fordville, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fordville, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fordville, 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
15h 57m
Sunset
4:34 PM
Civil dusk
10:16 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Fordville, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:40 PM
Moonset
10:27 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Fordville, ND
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

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Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fordville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 61°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: June 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 58231

16-Day Forecast — Fordville

  1. Sat81°59°12%
  2. Sun87°62°4%
  3. Mon82°69°33%
  4. Tue73°60°46%
  5. Wed76°55°53%
  6. Thu78°59°10%
  7. Fri76°60°26%
  8. Sat71°58°26%
  9. Sun76°54°14%
  10. Mon84°61°14%
  11. Tue90°66°10%
  12. Wed77°57°11%
  13. Thu82°60°16%
  14. Fri80°56°11%
  15. Sat83°59°13%
  16. Sun93°71°17%

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 — Fordville

SPC has placed Fordville 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 Fordville

  • 58231

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.