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Ross, North Dakota Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Ross, ND
Saturday, July 4 at 9:09 PM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
63%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
12:55 AM
Sunset
4:53 PM
Ross, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRoss, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 26% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 63°H 91°
Ross, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    22%
    82°60°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    26%
    91°63°+9°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    23%
    79°62°-12°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Rain
    51%
    0.30″
    62°57°-17°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    51%
    75°56°+13°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    24%
    0.01″
    80°58°+5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    16%
    71°55°-9°
Ross, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
058° · backing 39°
Direction
ENE
058°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 5
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 5 · pk 25 @ 2:00a
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 337SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Ross, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
935.1
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 27.61 inHg
Now
935.1
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
+1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 934937
925930935940945-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW937.0933.6935.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Ross, ND
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6h

AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
8.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
67μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 32
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 8

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
Ross, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
57.1mi
UNLIMITED
102 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
02:09 UTC · Ross, 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
02:09 UTC · Ross, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Ross, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ross, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ross, ND
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:15 AM
Sunrise
12:55 AM
Daylight
15h 58m
Sunset
4:53 PM
Civil dusk
10:36 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Ross, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
12:15 AM
Moonset
12:02 PM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Ross, ND
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ross at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 58776

16-Day Forecast — Ross

  1. Sat82°60°22%
  2. Sun91°63°26%
  3. Mon79°62°23%
  4. Tue62°57°51%
  5. Wed75°56°51%
  6. Thu80°58°24%
  7. Fri71°55°16%
  8. Sat79°55°13%
  9. Sun93°66°8%
  10. Mon83°64°9%
  11. Tue86°62°8%
  12. Wed98°68°12%
  13. Thu94°65°11%
  14. Fri80°54°6%
  15. Sat82°60°12%
  16. Sun75°53°17%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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 — Ross

SPC has placed Ross in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Ross

  • 58776

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.