Ludden, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ludden weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast11%—85°62°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——88°62°+3°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers45%—97°67°+9°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle58%—92°65°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers70%—79°63°-13°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast14%—86°60°+7°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy18%—86°65°0°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 7.1 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- 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
- 11:37 PM
- Moonset
- 10:32 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Ludden at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Ludden
- Sat85°62°11%
- Sun88°62°1%
- Mon97°67°45%
- Tue92°65°58%
- Wed79°63°70%
- Thu86°60°14%
- Fri86°65°18%
- Sat75°59°18%
- Sun91°54°6%
- Mon97°63°6%
- Tue101°72°9%
- Wed86°58°18%
- Thu98°59°25%
- Fri95°61°14%
- Sat96°64°16%
- Sun108°78°19%
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 — Ludden
SPC has placed Ludden in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal 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 Ludden
- 58474