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Hankinson, North Dakota Weather

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

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

Hankinson, ND
Saturday, July 4 at 7:08 AM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
97%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
12:42 AM
Sunset
4:21 PM
Hankinson, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHankinson, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 26% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 64°H 86°
Hankinson, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    86°64°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    86°64°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    44%
    0.01″
    91°67°+5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    50%
    88°66°-3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    71%
    0.03″
    77°63°-11°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    21%
    82°59°+5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    20%
    84°65°+2°
Hankinson, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
174° · veering 93°
Direction
S
174°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 5
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 5 · pk 12 @ 2:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 195SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Hankinson, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
976.1
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 28.82 inHg
Now
976.1
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
+1.1
mb
24h
+1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 975977
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW976.6974.6976.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Hankinson, ND
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
+2 in 6h

AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.4 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 2.5DRIVERModerate
12.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
20μg/m³
OzoneGood
23μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.4 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.85
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Hankinson, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
16%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
71 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
12:08 UTC · Hankinson, 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
12:08 UTC · Hankinson, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Hankinson, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hankinson, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hankinson, ND
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:05 AM
Sunrise
12:42 AM
Daylight
15h 39m
Sunset
4:21 PM
Civil dusk
10:00 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Hankinson, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:33 PM
Moonset
10:27 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Hankinson, ND
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hankinson at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 66°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 58041

16-Day Forecast — Hankinson

  1. Sat86°64°26%
  2. Sun86°64°2%
  3. Mon91°67°44%
  4. Tue88°66°50%
  5. Wed77°63°71%
  6. Thu82°59°21%
  7. Fri84°65°20%
  8. Sat71°60°22%
  9. Sun78°55°9%
  10. Mon90°59°11%
  11. Tue96°67°10%
  12. Wed81°59°17%
  13. Thu92°59°26%
  14. Fri88°62°16%
  15. Sat97°63°21%
  16. Sun103°73°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 — Hankinson

SPC has placed Hankinson 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 Hankinson

  • 58041

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.