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Marion, North Dakota Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Marion weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Marion, ND
Saturday, July 4 at 7:26 PM
81
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
85°
Humidity
54%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
12:46 AM
Sunset
4:29 PM
Marion, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMarion, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 87°
Marion, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    0.01″
    85°63°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Clear
    87°62°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    50%
    92°65°+5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    80%
    0.01″
    77°62°-15°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    80%
    0.06″
    78°57°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    24%
    0.34″
    75°58°-3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    73°59°-2°
Marion, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
162° · backing 118°
Direction
SSE
162°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 5 · pk 19 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 149SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 118° from the sse.
Marion, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
964.1
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 28.47 inHg
Now
964.1
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
+1.2
mb
24h
+1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 962965
955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW964.9961.6964.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Marion, ND
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
+13 in 6h

AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 0.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
93μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 0.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
0.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 11

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.79
Wind
calm
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Marion, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
60%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
80.5mi
UNLIMITED
98 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
00:26 UTC · Marion, 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
00:26 UTC · Marion, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Marion, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Marion, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Marion, ND
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:08 AM
Sunrise
12:46 AM
Daylight
15h 43m
Sunset
4:29 PM
Civil dusk
10:09 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Marion, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:56 PM
Moonset
11:45 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Marion, ND
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Marion at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 58466

16-Day Forecast — Marion

  1. Sat85°63°8%
  2. Sun87°62°2%
  3. Mon92°65°50%
  4. Tue77°62°80%
  5. Wed78°57°80%
  6. Thu75°58°24%
  7. Fri73°59°24%
  8. Sat78°56°16%
  9. Sun89°59°7%
  10. Mon85°66°7%
  11. Tue85°61°10%
  12. Wed98°63°10%
  13. Thu99°67°17%
  14. Fri81°63°25%
  15. Sat89°59°15%
  16. Sun77°59°19%

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 — Marion

SPC has placed Marion 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 Marion

  • 58466

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.