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Westhope, North Dakota Weather

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

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

Westhope, ND
Sunday, July 5 at 3:33 PM
88
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
93°
Humidity
48%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
12:47 AM
Sunset
4:49 PM
Westhope, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWesthope, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit with a 38% chance of precipitation at 4 AM.
L 65°H 90°
Westhope, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Showers
    30%
    0.10″
    90°62°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    0.01″
    76°64°-14°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Rain
    12%
    0.18″
    69°56°-7°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    11%
    71°54°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    37%
    82°57°+11°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Showers
    37%
    0.20″
    88°61°+6°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    18%
    88°63°
Westhope, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
179° · veering 29°
Direction
S
179°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 7
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 7 · pk 23 @ 10:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2511SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 29° from the s.
Westhope, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
959.4
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.33 inHg
Now
959.4
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
+0.4
mb
24h
-3.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 959963
955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW962.6959.1959.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Westhope, ND
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
+8 in 6hPeak ~41 @ 11 PM

AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy 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
2.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
103μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
6.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 49
Westhope, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
52%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
80.9mi
UNLIMITED
85 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
20:33 UTC · Westhope, 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
20:33 UTC · Westhope, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Westhope, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Westhope, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Westhope, ND
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:06 AM
Sunrise
12:47 AM
Daylight
16h 02m
Sunset
4:49 PM
Civil dusk
10:33 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Westhope, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
69% illuminated
Moonrise
12:09 AM
Moonset
11:56 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Westhope, ND
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Westhope at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 25°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 58793

16-Day Forecast — Westhope

  1. Sun90°62°30%
  2. Mon76°64°38%
  3. Tue69°56°12%
  4. Wed71°54°11%
  5. Thu82°57°37%
  6. Fri88°61°37%
  7. Sat88°63°18%
  8. Sun80°61°13%
  9. Mon80°58°7%
  10. Tue83°61°11%
  11. Wed92°65°20%
  12. Thu95°69°12%
  13. Fri96°68°13%
  14. Sat84°68°19%
  15. Sun79°54°26%
  16. Mon88°61°14%

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 — Westhope

SPC has placed Westhope in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 Westhope

  • 58793

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.