Long Creek, North Dakota Weather
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Long Creek weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast33%—86°59°—
- SundayJul 5Clear12%—98°65°+12°
- MondayJul 6Overcast25%—82°65°-16°
- TuesdayJul 7Rain55%0.31″67°58°-15°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast55%—80°59°+13°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers21%—82°62°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast13%—73°59°-9°
AQI 61 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.86 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 0.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 0.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- 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
- 12:18 AM
- Moonset
- 12:05 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Long Creek at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 21°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Long Creek
- Sat86°59°33%
- Sun98°65°12%
- Mon82°65°25%
- Tue67°58°55%
- Wed80°59°55%
- Thu82°62°21%
- Fri73°59°13%
- Sat87°58°13%
- Sun98°70°4%
- Mon88°68°6%
- Tue95°63°9%
- Wed102°71°11%
- Thu98°69°10%
- Fri86°58°10%
- Sat86°62°10%
- Sun79°57°13%
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 — Long Creek
SPC has placed Long Creek 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 Long Creek
- 58843