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Loma, North Dakota Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Loma, ND
Saturday, July 4 at 7:33 PM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
58%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
12:38 AM
Sunset
4:38 PM
Loma, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLoma, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 85°
Loma, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    81°58°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    85°63°+4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    32%
    79°61°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    40%
    70°54°-9°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    40%
    74°54°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    0.01″
    68°56°-6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    36%
    72°57°+4°
Loma, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
115° · veering 51°
Direction
ESE
115°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
18
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 18 @ 11:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2314SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Loma, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
960.7
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 28.37 inHg
Now
960.7
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
+1.7
mb
24h
+0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 959962
955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW962.1959.3961.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Loma, ND
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 0.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
7.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
88μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 0.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
0.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 10

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Loma, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
46.7mi
UNLIMITED
72 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
00:33 UTC · Loma, 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
00:33 UTC · Loma, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Loma, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Loma, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Loma, ND
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:57 AM
Sunrise
12:38 AM
Daylight
16h 00m
Sunset
4:38 PM
Civil dusk
10:22 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Loma, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:59 PM
Moonset
11:45 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Loma, ND
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Loma at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Loma

  1. Sat81°58°7%
  2. Sun85°63°6%
  3. Mon79°61°32%
  4. Tue70°54°40%
  5. Wed74°54°40%
  6. Thu68°56°36%
  7. Fri72°57°36%
  8. Sat75°54°14%
  9. Sun85°62°9%
  10. Mon76°61°10%
  11. Tue78°56°8%
  12. Wed81°60°13%
  13. Thu89°66°13%
  14. Fri74°54°10%
  15. Sat77°58°19%
  16. Sun66°53°16%

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 — Loma

SPC includes Loma 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 Loma

  • 58311

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.