Loraine, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Loraine weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain25%0.41″78°62°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast53%—90°62°+12°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle65%—80°64°-10°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Rain40%0.09″63°57°-17°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast40%—75°51°+12°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle34%—80°57°+5°
- FridayJul 10Clear34%—75°54°-5°
AQI 28 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.96 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:56 PM
- Moonset
- 10:43 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Loraine at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 62°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: June 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Loraine
- Sat78°62°25%
- Sun90°62°53%
- Mon80°64°65%
- Tue63°57°40%
- Wed75°51°40%
- Thu80°57°34%
- Fri75°54°34%
- Sat74°50°16%
- Sun83°54°10%
- Mon88°66°10%
- Tue82°61°17%
- Wed81°54°10%
- Thu77°60°10%
- Fri83°56°5%
- Sat92°62°7%
- Sun89°69°25%
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 — Loraine
SPC has placed Loraine in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe 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 Loraine
- 58761