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Knox, North Dakota Weather

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

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

Knox, ND
Saturday, July 4 at 7:10 AM
60
°
Clear
Feels like
62°
Humidity
96%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
12:44 AM
Sunset
4:42 PM
Knox, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKnox, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 79°
Knox, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Foggy
    79°60°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    13%
    87°60°+8°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    54%
    84°67°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    49%
    71°56°-13°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    49%
    75°54°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    79°57°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    31%
    76°56°-3°
Knox, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
058° · backing 47°
Direction
ENE
058°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 8
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 8 · pk 24 @ 9:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 145SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 47° from the ene.
Knox, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
958.3
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 28.30 inHg
Now
958.3
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
+0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 957959
950955960965-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW959.4957.4958.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Knox, ND
Air quality
24
AQI
Good
-5 in 6h

AQI 24 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 2.5DRIVERGood
4.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneGood
34μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Knox, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
15%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
41 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
12:10 UTC · Knox, 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
12:10 UTC · Knox, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Knox, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Knox, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Knox, ND
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:03 AM
Sunrise
12:44 AM
Daylight
15h 58m
Sunset
4:42 PM
Civil dusk
10:24 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Knox, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:48 PM
Moonset
10:35 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Knox, ND
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Knox at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°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: 58343

16-Day Forecast — Knox

  1. Sat79°60°7%
  2. Sun87°60°13%
  3. Mon84°67°54%
  4. Tue71°56°49%
  5. Wed75°54°49%
  6. Thu79°57°31%
  7. Fri76°56°31%
  8. Sat73°52°27%
  9. Sun79°53°10%
  10. Mon89°65°10%
  11. Tue80°66°12%
  12. Wed80°53°15%
  13. Thu78°61°19%
  14. Fri80°55°10%
  15. Sat85°60°12%
  16. Sun91°69°24%

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 — Knox

SPC includes Knox in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 Knox

  • 58343

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.