Watford City, North Dakota Weather
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Watford City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast24%—88°58°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast30%—99°62°+11°
- MondayJul 6Overcast22%—86°66°-13°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle60%0.02″72°61°-14°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast58%—80°53°+8°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle23%—87°63°+7°
- FridayJul 10Clear23%—82°58°-5°
AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 27.3 µg/m³ (AQI 85) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 27.3 µg/m³ (AQI 85) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- 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
- 12:00 AM
- Moonset
- 10:52 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Watford City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below 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
- Sat88°58°24%
- Sun99°62°30%
- Mon86°66°22%
- Tue72°61°60%
- Wed80°53°58%
- Thu87°63°23%
- Fri82°58°23%
- Sat80°53°10%
- Sun94°61°8%
- Mon99°73°8%
- Tue81°66°18%
- Wed90°58°13%
- Thu85°64°16%
- Fri91°59°10%
- Sat101°67°6%
- Sun100°76°8%
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 — 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