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McClusky, North Dakota Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

McClusky, ND
Saturday, July 4 at 6:56 AM
59
°
Clear
Feels like
60°
Humidity
96%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
12:50 AM
Sunset
4:41 PM
McClusky, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMcClusky, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 81°
McClusky, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    81°59°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    90°62°+9°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    24%
    0.24″
    83°67°-7°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    65%
    74°60°-9°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    65%
    75°56°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    21%
    80°58°+5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    24%
    80°56°
McClusky, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
193° · veering 95°
Direction
SSW
193°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 6
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 6 · pk 19 @ 7:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 187SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 95° from the ssw.
McClusky, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
946.6
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 27.95 inHg
Now
946.6
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
+2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 945947
940945950955-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW947.3944.9947.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
McClusky, ND
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
+2 in 6h

AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.95 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneGood
26μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
McClusky, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
49 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
11:56 UTC · McClusky, 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
11:56 UTC · McClusky, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
McClusky, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
McClusky, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
McClusky, ND
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:11 AM
Sunrise
12:50 AM
Daylight
15h 51m
Sunset
4:41 PM
Civil dusk
10:22 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
McClusky, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:49 PM
Moonset
10:40 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
McClusky, ND
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

McClusky at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 58463

16-Day Forecast — McClusky

  1. Sat81°59°5%
  2. Sun90°62°6%
  3. Mon83°67°24%
  4. Tue74°60°65%
  5. Wed75°56°65%
  6. Thu80°58°21%
  7. Fri80°56°24%
  8. Sat74°52°19%
  9. Sun82°53°9%
  10. Mon95°68°9%
  11. Tue85°68°15%
  12. Wed83°55°13%
  13. Thu84°63°17%
  14. Fri84°56°13%
  15. Sat88°64°6%
  16. Sun98°72°12%

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 — McClusky

SPC has placed McClusky in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 McClusky

  • 58463

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.