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Kulm, North Dakota Weather

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

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

Kulm, ND
Saturday, July 4 at 7:13 AM
61
°
Clear
Feels like
63°
Humidity
96%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
12:49 AM
Sunset
4:30 PM
Kulm, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKulm, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 81°
Kulm, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    11%
    81°60°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Clear
    86°60°+5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    54%
    95°67°+9°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    68%
    83°63°-12°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Showers
    68%
    0.29″
    74°58°-9°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    17%
    82°57°+8°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    21%
    81°64°-1°
Kulm, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
309° · backing 130°
Direction
NW
309°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 6
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 6 · pk 18 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 136SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 130° from the nw.
Kulm, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
945.1
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 27.91 inHg
Now
945.1
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
+2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 943946
935940945950-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW946.0943.0945.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Kulm, ND
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.92 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
8.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneGood
33μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.2

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Kulm, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
16%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
79 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
12:13 UTC · Kulm, 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
12:13 UTC · Kulm, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Kulm, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Kulm, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Kulm, ND
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:12 AM
Sunrise
12:49 AM
Daylight
15h 41m
Sunset
4:30 PM
Civil dusk
10:10 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Kulm, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:41 PM
Moonset
10:35 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Kulm, ND
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Kulm at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 58456

16-Day Forecast — Kulm

  1. Sat81°60°11%
  2. Sun86°60°2%
  3. Mon95°67°54%
  4. Tue83°63°68%
  5. Wed74°58°68%
  6. Thu82°57°17%
  7. Fri81°64°21%
  8. Sat71°56°18%
  9. Sun84°53°7%
  10. Mon93°63°9%
  11. Tue93°67°10%
  12. Wed80°57°18%
  13. Thu90°59°29%
  14. Fri85°58°10%
  15. Sat84°63°15%
  16. Sun102°70°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 — Kulm

SPC has placed Kulm 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 Kulm

  • 58456

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.