Fortuna, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fortuna weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain53%0.09″82°57°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——90°64°+8°
- MondayJul 6Overcast26%—79°60°-11°
- TuesdayJul 7Rain39%0.71″64°57°-15°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast34%—76°55°+12°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm24%—76°60°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle10%—67°56°-9°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 42 — 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 2.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 42
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
- 12:05 AM
- Moonset
- 10:52 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Fortuna at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 58844
16-Day Forecast — Fortuna
- Sat82°57°53%
- Sun90°64°6%
- Mon79°60°26%
- Tue64°57°39%
- Wed76°55°34%
- Thu76°60°24%
- Fri67°56°10%
- Sat78°55°9%
- Sun90°61°6%
- Mon97°67°10%
- Tue91°72°13%
- Wed96°67°13%
- Thu81°61°12%
- Fri74°64°17%
- Sat84°60°7%
- Sun91°65°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 — Fortuna
SPC includes Fortuna 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 Fortuna
- 58844