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Willow City, North Dakota Weather

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

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

Willow City, ND
Saturday, July 4 at 7:47 AM
61
°
Foggy
Feels like
62°
Humidity
98%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:45 AM
Sunset
4:45 PM
Willow City, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWillow City, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 79°
Willow City, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Foggy
    10%
    79°60°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Showers
    22%
    0.06″
    88°61°+9°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    62%
    84°66°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    45%
    68°56°-16°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    45%
    76°52°+8°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    0.02″
    81°58°+5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    39%
    76°55°-5°
Willow City, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
097° · backing 31°
Direction
E
097°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 8
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 8 · pk 24 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 154SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 31° from the e.
Willow City, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
963.2
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 28.44 inHg
Now
963.2
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
+0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 962964
955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW963.9961.9962.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Willow City, ND
Air quality
24
AQI
Good
-3 in 6hPeak ~30 @ 7 PM

AQI 24 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 during the projected peak around 7 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
5.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneGood
38μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Willow City, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
0.8mi
FOG
37 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
12:47 UTC · Willow City, 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
12:47 UTC · Willow City, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Willow City, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Willow City, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Willow City, ND
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:04 AM
Sunrise
12:45 AM
Daylight
16h 00m
Sunset
4:45 PM
Civil dusk
10:28 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Willow City, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:50 PM
Moonset
10:38 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Willow City, ND
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Willow City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 61°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: June 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 58384

16-Day Forecast — Willow City

  1. Sat79°60°10%
  2. Sun88°61°22%
  3. Mon84°66°62%
  4. Tue68°56°45%
  5. Wed76°52°45%
  6. Thu81°58°39%
  7. Fri76°55°39%
  8. Sat75°52°27%
  9. Sun81°54°8%
  10. Mon91°67°8%
  11. Tue79°65°15%
  12. Wed82°54°14%
  13. Thu79°61°19%
  14. Fri81°56°10%
  15. Sat89°61°14%
  16. Sun94°70°16%

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 — Willow City

SPC has placed Willow 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 Willow City

  • 58384

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.