Lignite, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lignite weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain66%0.07″81°61°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast15%—89°63°+8°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle22%0.02″79°63°-10°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle26%0.03″67°56°-12°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast23%—76°51°+9°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm36%0.04″72°58°-4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle20%0.01″74°55°+2°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 17.4 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 17.4 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 12:16 AM
- Moonset
- 12:02 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Lignite at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 58752
16-Day Forecast — Lignite
- Sat81°61°66%
- Sun89°63°15%
- Mon79°63°22%
- Tue67°56°26%
- Wed76°51°23%
- Thu72°58°36%
- Fri74°55°20%
- Sat80°55°14%
- Sun92°69°10%
- Mon83°62°10%
- Tue85°62°13%
- Wed98°66°16%
- Thu93°65°27%
- Fri80°52°7%
- Sat81°59°15%
- Sun74°52°17%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Lignite
SPC has placed Lignite in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Lignite
- 58752