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——86°60°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——95°62°+9°
- MondayJul 6Overcast18%—92°73°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers70%0.27″85°66°-7°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle70%0.06″79°60°-6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast29%—85°61°+6°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy29%—87°61°+2°
AQI 27 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.96 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 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- 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: 5°F below 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
- Sat86°60°7%
- Sun95°62°3%
- Mon92°73°18%
- Tue85°66°70%
- Wed79°60°70%
- Thu85°61°29%
- Fri87°61°29%
- Sat80°61°20%
- Sun90°58°6%
- Mon103°71°6%
- Tue96°72°10%
- Wed89°61°18%
- Thu95°63°24%
- Fri95°63°6%
- Sat104°69°9%
- Sun108°76°14%
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