Williston, North Dakota Weather
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Williston weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle46%0.01″87°59°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast31%—95°64°+8°
- MondayJul 6Overcast31%—85°66°-10°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Rain59%0.08″73°61°-12°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast54%—81°53°+8°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle23%—85°63°+4°
- FridayJul 10Clear21%—82°58°-3°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 16.6 µg/m³ (AQI 65) with a 0.93 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 16.6 µg/m³ (AQI 65) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 12:03 AM
- Moonset
- 10:53 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Williston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 58801
16-Day Forecast — Williston
- Sat87°59°46%
- Sun95°64°31%
- Mon85°66°31%
- Tue73°61°59%
- Wed81°53°54%
- Thu85°63°23%
- Fri82°58°21%
- Sat81°54°10%
- Sun94°62°9%
- Mon97°73°8%
- Tue81°66°18%
- Wed91°59°13%
- Thu84°63°16%
- Fri90°60°10%
- Sat102°68°6%
- Sun98°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 — Williston
SPC includes Williston in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Williston
- 58801
- 58802
- 58803