Watford City, North Dakota Weather
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Watford City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast24%—87°58°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast11%—99°63°+12°
- MondayJul 6Overcast26%—83°65°-16°
- TuesdayJul 7Rain59%0.22″68°59°-15°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast59%—80°56°+12°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle19%0.05″82°61°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast13%—73°58°-9°
AQI 61 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.86 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 0.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 0.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- 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
- 12:18 AM
- Moonset
- 12:05 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Watford City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 21°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 58854
16-Day Forecast — Watford City
- Sat87°58°24%
- Sun99°63°11%
- Mon83°65°26%
- Tue68°59°59%
- Wed80°56°59%
- Thu82°61°19%
- Fri73°58°13%
- Sat87°57°13%
- Sun99°70°4%
- Mon91°69°5%
- Tue97°64°8%
- Wed103°71°11%
- Thu98°69°10%
- Fri87°58°10%
- Sat87°62°10%
- Sun81°57°13%
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 — Watford City
SPC has placed Watford City 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 Watford City
- 58854