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Leonard, North Dakota Weather

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

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

Leonard, ND
Saturday, July 4 at 6:50 AM
64
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
92%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:41 AM
Sunset
4:25 PM
Leonard, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLeonard, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 64°H 85°
Leonard, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    19%
    0.04″
    85°64°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Clear
    88°64°+3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    T-storm w/ Hail
    44%
    0.03″
    95°67°+7°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Showers
    60%
    83°64°-12°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Showers
    72%
    0.69″
    77°61°-6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    19%
    82°59°+5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    17%
    81°64°-1°
Leonard, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
010° · veering 10°
Direction
N
010°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 5
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 5 · pk 13 @ 2:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 174SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Leonard, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
976.5
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 28.84 inHg
Now
976.5
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
+0.6
mb
24h
+1.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 975977
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW976.8975.3976.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Leonard, ND
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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
6.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
16μg/m³
OzoneGood
18μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Leonard, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
14%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
25.9mi
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
11:50 UTC · Leonard, 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
11:50 UTC · Leonard, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Leonard, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Leonard, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Leonard, 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
12:41 AM
Daylight
15h 44m
Sunset
4:25 PM
Civil dusk
10:05 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Leonard, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:35 PM
Moonset
10:27 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Leonard, ND
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Leonard at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 64°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 58052

16-Day Forecast — Leonard

  1. Sat85°64°19%
  2. Sun88°64°1%
  3. Mon95°67°44%
  4. Tue83°64°60%
  5. Wed77°61°72%
  6. Thu82°59°19%
  7. Fri81°64°17%
  8. Sat71°57°23%
  9. Sun79°54°14%
  10. Mon92°60°14%
  11. Tue94°65°7%
  12. Wed80°58°19%
  13. Thu94°58°24%
  14. Fri86°59°10%
  15. Sat90°63°18%
  16. Sun106°73°23%

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 — Leonard

SPC has placed Leonard 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 Leonard

  • 58052

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.