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

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

Starkweather, ND
Sunday, July 5 at 4:31 PM
88
°
Clear
Feels like
89°
Humidity
43%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
12:41 AM
Sunset
4:39 PM
Starkweather, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastStarkweather, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit with a 26% chance of precipitation at 7 AM.
L 67°H 87°
Starkweather, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    0.02″
    87°62°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    26%
    82°65°-5°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    31%
    72°57°-10°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    31%
    74°57°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Heavy Drizzle
    25%
    78°57°+4°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    25%
    84°62°+6°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Drizzle
    16%
    87°66°+3°
Starkweather, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
169° · veering 34°
Direction
S
169°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
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 6 · pk 18 @ 12:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2313SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 34° from the s.
Starkweather, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
960.9
-2.2 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.38 inHg
Now
960.9
mb
3h
-2.2
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
-2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 961964
955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW963.5960.6960.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Starkweather, ND
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
+13 in 6h

AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
2.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
95μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 45
UV peak
5.2 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 45
Starkweather, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
96.0mi
UNLIMITED
104 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
21:31 UTC · Starkweather, 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
21:31 UTC · Starkweather, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Starkweather, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Starkweather, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Starkweather, ND
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:00 AM
Sunrise
12:41 AM
Daylight
15h 58m
Sunset
4:39 PM
Civil dusk
10:21 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Starkweather, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
69% illuminated
Moonrise
12:00 AM
Moonset
11:47 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Starkweather, ND
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Starkweather at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 25°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 58377

16-Day Forecast — Starkweather

  1. Sun88°62°8%
  2. Mon82°65°26%
  3. Tue72°57°31%
  4. Wed74°57°31%
  5. Thu78°57°25%
  6. Fri84°62°25%
  7. Sat87°66°16%
  8. Sun77°60°12%
  9. Mon77°56°7%
  10. Tue78°60°11%
  11. Wed89°62°11%
  12. Thu92°69°14%
  13. Fri93°69°16%
  14. Sat90°71°16%
  15. Sun75°57°16%
  16. Mon86°60°19%

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 — Starkweather

SPC has placed Starkweather in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Starkweather

  • 58377

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.