Forest River, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Forest River weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy14%—83°59°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——87°63°+4°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail47%—83°68°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm46%—74°60°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast51%—77°57°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——79°58°+2°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy30%—77°62°-2°
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.
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
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).








































If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:39 PM
- Moonset
- 10:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Forest River at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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: 58233
16-Day Forecast — Forest River
- Sat83°59°14%
- Sun87°63°3%
- Mon83°68°47%
- Tue74°60°46%
- Wed77°57°51%
- Thu79°58°9%
- Fri77°62°30%
- Sat72°58°30%
- Sun77°54°15%
- Mon84°60°15%
- Tue90°67°10%
- Wed78°56°13%
- Thu82°59°17%
- Fri80°56°14%
- Sat84°59°14%
- Sun93°71°18%
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 — Forest River
SPC has placed Forest River in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Forest River
- 58233