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Lankin, North Dakota Weather

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

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

Lankin, ND
Saturday, July 4 at 4:53 PM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
85°
Humidity
47%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:37 AM
Sunset
4:35 PM
Lankin, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLankin, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 86°
Lankin, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    82°58°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    87°65°+5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    82°67°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    43%
    72°57°-10°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    43%
    75°54°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    25%
    0.01″
    72°57°-3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    25%
    0.04″
    73°58°+1°
Lankin, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
093° · veering 57°
Direction
E
093°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 7 · pk 19 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 149SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Lankin, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
968.8
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.61 inHg
Now
968.8
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
+2.0
mb
24h
+1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 967970
960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW969.5966.5969.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lankin, ND
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
+5 in 6hPeak ~40 @ 11 PM

AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
6.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
97μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
4.1 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 46

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Lankin, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
84.8mi
UNLIMITED
83 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
21:53 UTC · Lankin, 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
21:53 UTC · Lankin, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Lankin, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lankin, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lankin, ND
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:56 AM
Sunrise
12:37 AM
Daylight
15h 58m
Sunset
4:35 PM
Civil dusk
10:17 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Lankin, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:41 PM
Moonset
10:28 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Lankin, ND
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lankin at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°F above 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: 58250

16-Day Forecast — Lankin

  1. Sat82°58°3%
  2. Sun87°65°4%
  3. Mon82°67°23%
  4. Tue72°57°43%
  5. Wed75°54°43%
  6. Thu72°57°25%
  7. Fri73°58°25%
  8. Sat75°55°13%
  9. Sun78°56°9%
  10. Mon82°59°8%
  11. Tue85°64°11%
  12. Wed86°65°17%
  13. Thu78°63°16%
  14. Fri68°58°16%
  15. Sat76°57°19%
  16. Sun84°61°13%

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 — Lankin

SPC has placed Lankin in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Lankin

  • 58250

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.