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McHenry, North Dakota Weather

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

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

McHenry, ND
Saturday, July 4 at 6:04 PM
83
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
84°
Humidity
41%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:42 AM
Sunset
4:34 PM
McHenry, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMcHenry, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 64°H 87°
McHenry, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Foggy
    15%
    84°59°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    87°64°+3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Rain
    29%
    0.06″
    84°67°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    58%
    0.06″
    74°57°-10°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    58%
    75°54°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    29%
    72°56°-3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    29%
    69°58°-3°
McHenry, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
240° · backing 150°
Direction
WSW
240°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 5
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 5 · pk 27 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1411SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
McHenry, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
962.8
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 28.43 inHg
Now
962.8
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
+2.2
mb
24h
+1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 961964
955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW963.5960.6962.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
McHenry, ND
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
+8 in 6h

AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear 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
6.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
91μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
1.4 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 43

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
McHenry, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
53%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
100.3mi
UNLIMITED
101 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
23:04 UTC · McHenry, 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
23:04 UTC · McHenry, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
McHenry, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
McHenry, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
McHenry, ND
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:03 AM
Sunrise
12:42 AM
Daylight
15h 52m
Sunset
4:34 PM
Civil dusk
10:15 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
McHenry, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:42 PM
Moonset
10:32 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
McHenry, ND
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

McHenry at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°F above 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: 58464

16-Day Forecast — McHenry

  1. Sat84°59°15%
  2. Sun87°64°2%
  3. Mon84°67°29%
  4. Tue74°57°58%
  5. Wed75°54°58%
  6. Thu72°56°29%
  7. Fri69°58°29%
  8. Sat75°53°14%
  9. Sun78°56°11%
  10. Mon83°58°9%
  11. Tue91°63°11%
  12. Wed89°69°15%
  13. Thu82°63°16%
  14. Fri69°60°19%
  15. Sat77°57°15%
  16. Sun85°59°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 — McHenry

SPC has placed McHenry 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 McHenry

  • 58464

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.