Porcupine, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Porcupine weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——87°60°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——95°63°+8°
- MondayJul 6Overcast14%—91°70°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers73%0.02″77°66°-14°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast73%—80°59°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers20%0.02″77°63°-3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast20%—74°59°-3°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 11.9 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 6.2 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 49
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.9 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- 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
- 10:45 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Porcupine at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 20°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Porcupine
- Sat87°60°7%
- Sun95°63°2%
- Mon91°70°14%
- Tue77°66°73%
- Wed80°59°73%
- Thu77°63°20%
- Fri74°59°20%
- Sat82°57°18%
- Sun90°63°6%
- Mon92°67°10%
- Tue101°71°11%
- Wed105°72°11%
- Thu91°68°15%
- Fri75°66°19%
- Sat86°58°19%
- Sun90°62°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 — Porcupine
SPC has placed Porcupine 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 Porcupine
- 58568