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Wilton, North Dakota Weather

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

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

Wilton, ND
Saturday, July 4 at 7:01 AM
60
°
Overcast
Feels like
60°
Humidity
91%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:53 AM
Sunset
4:41 PM
Wilton, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWilton, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 80°
Wilton, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    80°58°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    89°63°+9°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    18%
    84°66°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Showers
    68%
    0.01″
    75°61°-9°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    68%
    0.01″
    76°54°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    21%
    0.15″
    81°58°+5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    22%
    80°56°-1°
Wilton, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
202° · veering 91°
Direction
SSW
202°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 6
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 6 · pk 15 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1910SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Wilton, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
938.8
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 27.72 inHg
Now
938.8
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
+0.1
mb
24h
+2.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 937940
930935940945-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW939.5936.8938.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Wilton, ND
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
+8 in 6h

AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 19.0 µg/m³ (AQI 69) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
19.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
20μg/m³
NO₂Good
13μg/m³
OzoneGood
26μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 19.0 µg/m³ (AQI 69) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Wilton, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.1mi
UNLIMITED
50 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
12:01 UTC · Wilton, 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
12:01 UTC · Wilton, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Wilton, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Wilton, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Wilton, ND
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:14 AM
Sunrise
12:53 AM
Daylight
15h 48m
Sunset
4:41 PM
Civil dusk
10:22 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Wilton, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:50 PM
Moonset
10:42 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Wilton, ND
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Wilton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 58579

16-Day Forecast — Wilton

  1. Sat80°58°4%
  2. Sun89°63°5%
  3. Mon84°66°18%
  4. Tue75°61°68%
  5. Wed76°54°68%
  6. Thu81°58°21%
  7. Fri80°56°22%
  8. Sat75°52°20%
  9. Sun84°53°9%
  10. Mon96°67°10%
  11. Tue86°65°12%
  12. Wed81°54°13%
  13. Thu86°62°17%
  14. Fri86°57°10%
  15. Sat91°65°10%
  16. Sun101°72°13%

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 — Wilton

SPC has placed Wilton in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk

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 Wilton

  • 58579

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.