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Gilby, North Dakota Weather

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

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

Gilby, ND
Saturday, July 4 at 7:38 AM
61
°
Overcast
Feels like
62°
Humidity
95%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:36 AM
Sunset
4:32 PM
Gilby, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGilby, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit with a 20% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 60°H 82°
Gilby, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    20%
    82°59°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    87°62°+5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    T-storm w/ Hail
    48%
    84°68°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    48%
    74°61°-10°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    53%
    77°57°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    79°58°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    28%
    78°62°-1°
Gilby, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
017° · backing 14°
Direction
NNE
017°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
22
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 22 @ 7:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 124SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 14° from the nne.
Gilby, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.5
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 29.04 inHg
Now
983.5
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
+0.6
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 982984
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW983.9982.1983.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Gilby, ND
Air quality
21
AQI
Good
-6 in 6hPeak ~27 @ 7 PM

AQI 21 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.95 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 during the projected peak around 7 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneGood
35μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Gilby, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
86%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
52 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
12:38 UTC · Gilby, 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
12:38 UTC · Gilby, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Gilby, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Gilby, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Gilby, ND
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:56 AM
Sunrise
12:36 AM
Daylight
15h 56m
Sunset
4:32 PM
Civil dusk
10:14 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Gilby, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:38 PM
Moonset
10:26 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Gilby, ND
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Gilby at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 58235

16-Day Forecast — Gilby

  1. Sat82°59°20%
  2. Sun87°62°3%
  3. Mon84°68°48%
  4. Tue74°61°48%
  5. Wed77°57°53%
  6. Thu79°58°9%
  7. Fri78°62°28%
  8. Sat72°59°28%
  9. Sun77°54°14%
  10. Mon84°61°14%
  11. Tue90°68°8%
  12. Wed78°57°13%
  13. Thu83°60°17%
  14. Fri80°56°14%
  15. Sat84°59°14%
  16. Sun95°72°18%

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 — Gilby

SPC has placed Gilby 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 Gilby

  • 58235

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.