Richardton, North Dakota Weather
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Richardton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast17%—86°56°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast14%—94°63°+8°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle28%—86°69°-8°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers69%0.01″74°61°-12°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle69%0.02″78°57°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle35%—88°60°+10°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear35%—83°57°-5°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.89 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 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 10:55 PM
- Moonset
- 9:49 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Richardton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 58652
16-Day Forecast — Richardton
- Sat86°56°17%
- Sun94°63°14%
- Mon86°69°28%
- Tue74°61°69%
- Wed78°57°69%
- Thu88°60°35%
- Fri83°57°35%
- Sat80°54°16%
- Sun90°57°7%
- Mon101°71°7%
- Tue79°64°13%
- Wed87°57°12%
- Thu86°64°14%
- Fri89°58°13%
- Sat100°68°10%
- Sun104°71°18%
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 — Richardton
SPC includes Richardton 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 Richardton
- 58652