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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

Loraine, ND
Sunday, July 5 at 3:21 PM
88
°
Clear
Feels like
97°
Humidity
55%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:49 AM
Sunset
4:51 PM
Loraine, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLoraine, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 27% chance of precipitation at 12 AM.
L 66°H 89°
Loraine, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    26%
    89°61°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    0.02″
    76°64°-13°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Rain
    13%
    0.26″
    67°55°-9°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    13%
    69°53°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    34%
    85°57°+16°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    0.01″
    88°62°+3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    18%
    90°63°+2°
Loraine, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
223° · veering 78°
Direction
SW
223°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 7
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 7 · pk 20 @ 9:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2511SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 78° from the sw.
Loraine, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
955.0
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 28.20 inHg
Now
955.0
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
+0.6
mb
24h
-3.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 954958
950955960965-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW958.2954.2955.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Loraine, ND
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
+7 in 6hPeak ~41 @ 11 PM

AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
1.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
100μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 47
UV peak
5.6 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 47
Loraine, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
18%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
75.0mi
UNLIMITED
77 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
20:21 UTC · Loraine, 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
20:21 UTC · Loraine, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Loraine, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Loraine, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Loraine, ND
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:08 AM
Sunrise
12:49 AM
Daylight
16h 02m
Sunset
4:51 PM
Civil dusk
10:35 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Loraine, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
70% illuminated
Moonrise
12:11 AM
Moonset
11:58 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Loraine, ND
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Loraine at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 25°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

  1. Sun87°61°26%
  2. Mon76°64°27%
  3. Tue67°55°13%
  4. Wed69°53°13%
  5. Thu85°57°34%
  6. Fri88°62°34%
  7. Sat90°63°18%
  8. Sun82°61°10%
  9. Mon80°60°7%
  10. Tue86°60°11%
  11. Wed93°68°18%
  12. Thu95°68°14%
  13. Fri96°68°19%
  14. Sat83°66°24%
  15. Sun78°54°29%
  16. Mon88°62°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 — Loraine

SPC has placed Loraine in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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

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.