Scranton, North Dakota Weather
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Scranton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle27%0.01″86°56°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast10%—97°61°+11°
- MondayJul 6Overcast24%—91°70°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers62%—89°64°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle62%0.02″82°60°-7°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast27%—91°63°+9°
- FridayJul 10Overcast20%—89°60°-2°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 19.1 µg/m³ (AQI 70) with a 0.88 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 19.1 µg/m³ (AQI 70) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- 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
- 10:57 PM
- Moonset
- 9:54 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Scranton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°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.
ZIP code: 58653
16-Day Forecast — Scranton
- Sat86°56°27%
- Sun97°61°10%
- Mon91°70°24%
- Tue89°64°62%
- Wed82°60°62%
- Thu91°63°27%
- Fri89°60°20%
- Sat86°59°12%
- Sun97°61°5%
- Mon106°74°5%
- Tue88°68°14%
- Wed90°58°17%
- Thu93°67°19%
- Fri97°63°16%
- Sat102°70°10%
- Sun106°76°10%
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 — Scranton
SPC includes Scranton 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 Scranton
- 58653