Mercer, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mercer weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——82°58°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——91°61°+9°
- MondayJul 6Showers28%0.17″83°66°-8°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle63%—74°60°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle63%—76°56°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast21%—80°58°+4°
- FridayJul 10Clear25%—80°56°0°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.2 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 11.2 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
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
- 11:50 PM
- Moonset
- 10:41 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Mercer at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°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: 58559
16-Day Forecast — Mercer
- Sat82°58°5%
- Sun91°61°7%
- Mon83°66°28%
- Tue74°60°63%
- Wed76°56°63%
- Thu80°58°21%
- Fri80°56°25%
- Sat74°52°19%
- Sun83°53°8%
- Mon96°69°9%
- Tue84°68°15%
- Wed83°55°13%
- Thu84°64°17%
- Fri85°56°13%
- Sat92°65°6%
- Sun100°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 — Mercer
SPC includes Mercer in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Mercer
- 58559