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Voltaire, North Dakota Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Voltaire, ND
Saturday, July 4 at 7:16 AM
61
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
63°
Humidity
98%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:50 AM
Sunset
4:45 PM
Voltaire, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastVoltaire, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 81°
Voltaire, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    81°60°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    13%
    91°62°+10°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Rain
    45%
    0.10″
    86°68°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    58%
    75°61°-11°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    58%
    77°53°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    0.01″
    83°60°+6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    35%
    80°56°-3°
Voltaire, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
093° · backing 22°
Direction
E
093°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 7 · pk 23 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 146SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 22° from the e.
Voltaire, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
958.8
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 28.31 inHg
Now
958.8
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
+1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 957959
950955960965-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW959.2957.2958.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Voltaire, ND
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
+2 in 6h

AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.95 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneGood
26μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Voltaire, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
35%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
45 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
12:16 UTC · Voltaire, 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
12:16 UTC · Voltaire, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Voltaire, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Voltaire, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Voltaire, ND
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:10 AM
Sunrise
12:50 AM
Daylight
15h 55m
Sunset
4:45 PM
Civil dusk
10:27 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Voltaire, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:52 PM
Moonset
10:41 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Voltaire, ND
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Voltaire at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 58792

16-Day Forecast — Voltaire

  1. Sat81°60°7%
  2. Sun91°62°13%
  3. Mon86°68°45%
  4. Tue75°61°58%
  5. Wed77°53°58%
  6. Thu83°60°35%
  7. Fri80°56°35%
  8. Sat76°52°22%
  9. Sun85°55°9%
  10. Mon96°71°9%
  11. Tue85°66°18%
  12. Wed86°55°15%
  13. Thu85°62°19%
  14. Fri86°56°14%
  15. Sat90°64°10%
  16. Sun100°73°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 — Voltaire

SPC has placed Voltaire 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 Voltaire

  • 58792

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.