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Grafton, North Dakota Weather

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

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

Grafton, ND
Saturday, July 4 at 6:28 AM
59
°
Clear
Feels like
59°
Humidity
96%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:34 AM
Sunset
4:33 PM
Grafton, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGrafton, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 83°
Grafton, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    83°59°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    87°62°+4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    48%
    0.15″
    82°66°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    43%
    70°59°-12°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    46%
    76°57°+6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    78°56°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    31%
    83°63°+5°
Grafton, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
002° · backing 32°
Direction
N
002°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 8
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 8 · pk 17 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 144SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 32° from the n.
Grafton, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.6
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.10 inHg
Now
985.6
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
+1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985986
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW986.1984.5985.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Grafton, ND
Air quality
23
AQI
Good
-10 in 6hPeak ~29 @ 5 PM

AQI 23 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.8 µg/m³ (AQI 43) 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 5 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneGood
27μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.8 µg/m³ (AQI 43) 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
Grafton, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
12%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
49 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
11:28 UTC · Grafton, 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
11:28 UTC · Grafton, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Grafton, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Grafton, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Grafton, ND
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:54 AM
Sunrise
12:34 AM
Daylight
15h 59m
Sunset
4:33 PM
Civil dusk
10:16 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Grafton, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:39 PM
Moonset
10:25 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Grafton, ND
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Grafton at a glance

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

ZIP code: 58237

15-Day Forecast — Grafton

  1. Sat82°59°9%
  2. Sun87°62°4%
  3. Mon82°66°48%
  4. Tue70°59°43%
  5. Wed76°57°46%
  6. Thu78°56°8%
  7. Fri83°63°31%
  8. Sat69°59°31%
  9. Sun82°56°14%
  10. Mon67°61°14%
  11. Tue80°53°11%
  12. Wed89°59°14%
  13. Thu90°66°19%
  14. Fri77°60°16%
  15. Sat86°57°11%

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 — Grafton

SPC has placed Grafton in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Grafton

  • 58237

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.