Grand Forks, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Grand Forks weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——89°64°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast46%—87°67°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast43%—75°57°-12°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast48%—77°55°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle17%0.04″73°57°-4°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle23%0.07″77°60°+4°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast10%—79°54°+2°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
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
- 11:53 PM
- Moonset
- 11:39 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Grand Forks at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 58201, 58202, 58203
15-Day Forecast — Grand Forks
- Sun89°64°3%
- Mon87°67°46%
- Tue75°57°43%
- Wed77°55°48%
- Thu73°57°17%
- Fri77°60°23%
- Sat79°54°10%
- Sun85°60°7%
- Mon82°64°7%
- Tue82°58°10%
- Wed86°60°12%
- Thu91°68°13%
- Fri77°61°10%
- Sat83°60°10%
- Sun70°57°15%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Grand Forks
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 — Grand Forks
SPC has placed Grand Forks 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 Grand Forks
- 58202
- 58203
- 58201
- 58206
- 58208