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New Rockford, North Dakota Weather

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

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

New Rockford, ND
Saturday, July 4 at 6:49 AM
60
°
Clear
Feels like
61°
Humidity
97%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
12:44 AM
Sunset
4:37 PM
New Rockford, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastNew Rockford, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 80°
New Rockford, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    80°59°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    86°61°+6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    22%
    0.04″
    85°67°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    56%
    74°60°-11°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    60%
    76°54°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    19%
    80°57°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    25%
    78°59°-2°
New Rockford, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
321° · backing 86°
Direction
NW
321°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 7
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 7 · pk 19 @ 8:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 125SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
New Rockford, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
960.3
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 28.36 inHg
Now
960.3
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
+0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 959961
955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW961.3959.2960.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
New Rockford, ND
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
0 in 6h

AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneGood
24μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) 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
New Rockford, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
15%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
58 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
11:49 UTC · New Rockford, 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
11:49 UTC · New Rockford, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
New Rockford, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
New Rockford, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
New Rockford, ND
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:05 AM
Sunrise
12:44 AM
Daylight
15h 53m
Sunset
4:37 PM
Civil dusk
10:18 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
New Rockford, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:44 PM
Moonset
10:34 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
New Rockford, ND
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

New Rockford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 58356

16-Day Forecast — New Rockford

  1. Sat80°59°6%
  2. Sun86°61°3%
  3. Mon85°67°22%
  4. Tue74°60°56%
  5. Wed76°54°60%
  6. Thu80°57°19%
  7. Fri78°59°25%
  8. Sat73°53°25%
  9. Sun78°53°11%
  10. Mon90°64°11%
  11. Tue88°70°10%
  12. Wed80°55°17%
  13. Thu84°61°17%
  14. Fri82°56°13%
  15. Sat83°60°13%
  16. Sun95°71°17%

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 — New Rockford

SPC has placed New Rockford 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 New Rockford

  • 58356

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.