Fortuna, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 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″83°57°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——88°64°+5°
- MondayJul 6Overcast14%—76°60°-12°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle39%0.09″64°56°-12°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast34%—78°53°+14°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers24%—74°60°-4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast10%—71°54°-3°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points).
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 4.8 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 12:21 AM
- Moonset
- 12:07 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Fortuna at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°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
- Sat83°57°53%
- Sun88°64°4%
- Mon76°60°14%
- Tue64°56°39%
- Wed78°53°34%
- Thu74°60°24%
- Fri71°54°10%
- Sat85°58°9%
- Sun91°69°6%
- Mon85°63°10%
- Tue90°65°13%
- Wed97°70°13%
- Thu91°66°23%
- Fri82°55°11%
- Sat82°59°15%
- Sun75°54°19%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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