Loraine, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 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″80°62°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle25%0.02″91°62°+11°
- MondayJul 6Overcast52%—79°62°-12°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle22%0.02″65°55°-14°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy19%—76°51°+11°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle32%0.04″67°59°-9°
- FridayJul 10Overcast29%—75°56°+8°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 39 now. With UV 0.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 0.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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
- 12:11 AM
- Moonset
- 11:58 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Loraine at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°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.
16-Day Forecast — Loraine
- Sat80°62°25%
- Sun91°62°25%
- Mon79°62°52%
- Tue65°55°22%
- Wed76°51°19%
- Thu67°59°32%
- Fri75°56°29%
- Sat78°53°13%
- Sun92°67°10%
- Mon82°62°7%
- Tue84°60°8%
- Wed96°65°11%
- Thu94°65°16%
- Fri79°52°10%
- Sat81°59°13%
- Sun72°52°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 — Loraine
SPC has placed Loraine 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 Loraine
- 58761