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Gardner, North Dakota Weather

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

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

Gardner, ND
Saturday, July 4 at 6:51 AM
63
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
94%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
12:38 AM
Sunset
4:26 PM
Gardner, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGardner, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit with a 23% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 62°H 83°
Gardner, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    23%
    83°62°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Partly Cloudy
    86°63°+3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    52%
    0.11″
    89°68°+3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Showers
    53%
    0.35″
    78°62°-11°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Showers
    69%
    0.31″
    77°60°-1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    13%
    81°59°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    19%
    79°64°-2°
Gardner, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
004° · steady
Direction
N
004°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
20
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 20 @ 9:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 123SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Gardner, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.3
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.01 inHg
Now
982.3
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
+0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 981983
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW982.5981.2982.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Gardner, ND
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
-5 in 6h

AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
7.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
16μg/m³
OzoneGood
20μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Gardner, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
73 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
11:51 UTC · Gardner, 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
11:51 UTC · Gardner, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Gardner, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Gardner, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Gardner, ND
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:59 AM
Sunrise
12:38 AM
Daylight
15h 48m
Sunset
4:26 PM
Civil dusk
10:07 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Gardner, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:35 PM
Moonset
10:26 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Gardner, ND
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Gardner at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 63°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 58036

16-Day Forecast — Gardner

  1. Sat83°62°23%
  2. Sun86°63°1%
  3. Mon89°68°52%
  4. Tue78°62°53%
  5. Wed77°60°69%
  6. Thu81°59°13%
  7. Fri79°64°19%
  8. Sat71°57°29%
  9. Sun78°53°17%
  10. Mon86°59°17%
  11. Tue89°68°8%
  12. Wed79°58°19%
  13. Thu89°58°20%
  14. Fri83°58°6%
  15. Sat84°61°16%
  16. Sun98°71°26%

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 — Gardner

SPC has placed Gardner 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 Gardner

  • 58036

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.