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Harwood, North Dakota Weather

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

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

Harwood, ND
Saturday, July 4 at 2:40 PM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
93°
Humidity
64%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
12:38 AM
Sunset
4:25 PM
Harwood, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHarwood, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 85°
Harwood, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    85°62°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Mostly Clear
    87°62°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    62%
    91°67°+4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    62%
    0.09″
    81°63°-10°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    72%
    79°59°-2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    11%
    76°57°-3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    0.01″
    77°59°+1°
Harwood, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
072° · backing 118°
Direction
ENE
072°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
16
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 16 @ 10:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 292SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 118° from the ene.
Harwood, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.5
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.04 inHg
Now
983.5
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
+0.9
mb
24h
+1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 981984
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW984.0981.0983.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Harwood, ND
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
0 in 6h

AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 66 now. With UV 5.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 50 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
9.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
117μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 66 now. With UV 5.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 50 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 66
UV peak
5.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 50

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.81
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Harwood, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
7%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
52.4mi
UNLIMITED
62 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
19:40 UTC · Harwood, 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
19:40 UTC · Harwood, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Harwood, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Harwood, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Harwood, ND
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:00 AM
Sunrise
12:38 AM
Daylight
15h 47m
Sunset
4:25 PM
Civil dusk
10:05 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Harwood, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:34 PM
Moonset
10:25 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Harwood, ND
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Harwood at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 58042

16-Day Forecast — Harwood

  1. Sat85°62°7%
  2. Sun87°63°1%
  3. Mon91°67°62%
  4. Tue81°63°62%
  5. Wed79°59°72%
  6. Thu76°57°11%
  7. Fri77°59°14%
  8. Sat80°53°17%
  9. Sun82°57°12%
  10. Mon86°58°11%
  11. Tue94°63°9%
  12. Wed93°70°9%
  13. Thu86°70°18%
  14. Fri74°63°24%
  15. Sat81°62°17%
  16. Sun88°58°20%

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 — Harwood

SPC has placed Harwood 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 Harwood

  • 58042

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.