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Gardena, North Dakota Weather

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

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

Gardena, ND
Saturday, July 4 at 6:48 AM
61
°
Foggy
Feels like
62°
Humidity
97%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:45 AM
Sunset
4:47 PM
Gardena, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGardena, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 80°
Gardena, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Foggy
    80°59°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    28%
    90°61°+10°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    69%
    84°65°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    44%
    0.02″
    69°57°-15°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    44%
    78°52°+9°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Heavy Drizzle
    38%
    0.12″
    84°57°+6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    38%
    77°54°-7°
Gardena, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
110° · backing 5°
Direction
ESE
110°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
24
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 24 @ 8:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 116SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 5° from the ese.
Gardena, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
963.5
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.45 inHg
Now
963.5
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
+1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 962964
955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW964.3961.9963.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Gardena, ND
Air quality
24
AQI
Good
-5 in 6h

AQI 24 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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
5.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneGood
37μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Gardena, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
0.4mi
THICK FOG
44 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
11:48 UTC · Gardena, 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
11:48 UTC · Gardena, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Gardena, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Gardena, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Gardena, ND
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:04 AM
Sunrise
12:45 AM
Daylight
16h 02m
Sunset
4:47 PM
Civil dusk
10:30 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Gardena, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:51 PM
Moonset
10:38 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Gardena, ND
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Gardena at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 61°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: June 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Gardena

  1. Sat80°59°9%
  2. Sun90°61°28%
  3. Mon84°65°69%
  4. Tue69°57°44%
  5. Wed78°52°44%
  6. Thu84°57°38%
  7. Fri77°54°38%
  8. Sat76°51°25%
  9. Sun83°53°8%
  10. Mon93°67°9%
  11. Tue80°64°14%
  12. Wed83°53°18%
  13. Thu79°61°19%
  14. Fri84°56°6%
  15. Sat93°60°10%
  16. Sun95°66°19%

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 — Gardena

SPC has placed Gardena in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Gardena

  • 58318
  • 58748

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.