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Forman, North Dakota Weather

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

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

Forman, ND
Saturday, July 4 at 5:31 AM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
96%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
12:45 AM
Sunset
4:24 PM
Forman, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastForman, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 86°
Forman, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Foggy
    11%
    86°66°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Mostly Clear
    86°62°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    45%
    98°70°+12°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    57%
    0.45″
    82°62°-16°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Rain
    69%
    0.06″
    80°61°-2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    21%
    84°57°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    T-storm w/ Hail
    19%
    86°66°+2°
Forman, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
304° · backing 11°
Direction
NW
304°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 6
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 6 · pk 19 @ 2:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 155SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Forman, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
969.5
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 28.63 inHg
Now
969.5
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
+0.4
mb
24h
+2.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 967970
960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW969.8967.1969.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Forman, ND
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.8 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
7.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
16μg/m³
OzoneGood
29μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.8 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Forman, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
14%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
81 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
10:31 UTC · Forman, 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
10:31 UTC · Forman, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Forman, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Forman, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Forman, ND
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:08 AM
Sunrise
12:45 AM
Daylight
15h 39m
Sunset
4:24 PM
Civil dusk
10:04 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Forman, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:36 PM
Moonset
10:30 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Forman, ND
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Forman at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 67°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 58032

15-Day Forecast — Forman

  1. Sat86°66°11%
  2. Sun86°62°2%
  3. Mon98°70°45%
  4. Tue82°62°57%
  5. Wed80°61°69%
  6. Thu84°57°21%
  7. Fri86°66°19%
  8. Sat82°59°20%
  9. Sun89°60°8%
  10. Mon80°62°9%
  11. Tue87°58°11%
  12. Wed95°62°18%
  13. Thu102°75°27%
  14. Fri85°65°19%
  15. Sat96°60°16%

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 — Forman

SPC has placed Forman 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 Forman

  • 58032

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.