Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Grand Forks AFB weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Partly Cloudy15%—84°60°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——89°63°+5°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail52%—85°68°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle49%—75°62°-10°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle54%—77°57°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast10%—79°58°+2°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear26%—78°62°-1°
AQI 19 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.97 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 6 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:38 PM
- Moonset
- 10:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Grand Forks AFB at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 62°F — typical for the season
- 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: 58204, 58205
16-Day Forecast — Grand Forks AFB
- Sat84°60°15%
- Sun89°63°3%
- Mon85°68°52%
- Tue75°62°49%
- Wed77°57°54%
- Thu79°58°10%
- Fri78°62°26%
- Sat72°58°26%
- Sun77°54°13%
- Mon84°60°13%
- Tue90°69°9%
- Wed78°56°13%
- Thu83°59°17%
- Fri81°55°14%
- Sat83°60°14%
- 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 — Grand Forks AFB
SPC has placed Grand Forks AFB 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 AFB
- 58205
- 58204