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East Grand Forks, Minnesota Weather

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East Grand Forks weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

East Grand Forks, MN
Thursday, June 4 at 6:37 PM
79
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
48%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Sunset
9:21 PM
East Grand Forks, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastEast Grand Forks, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 76 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 76°
East Grand Forks, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    11%
    80°58°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    75°58°-5°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    81°57°+6°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Thunderstorm
    18%
    86°64°+5°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    56%
    81°67°-5°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    29%
    87°64°+6°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    31%
    91°69°+4°
East Grand Forks, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
176° · veering 31°
Direction
S
176°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 6
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 6 · pk 18 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 157SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 31° from the s.
East Grand Forks, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
979.7
-1.7 mb in 3h · falling · 28.93 inHg
Now
979.7
mb
3h
-1.7
mb
12h
-2.4
mb
24h
-4.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 978983
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW982.7978.2978.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
East Grand Forks, MN
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 37 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 6.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 34 by mid-afternoon.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
3.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
78μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 6.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 34 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 37
UV peak
6.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 34
East Grand Forks, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
33%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
78.9mi
UNLIMITED
87 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
18:37 UTC ·East Grand Forks, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
18:37 UTC ·East Grand Forks, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
East Grand Forks, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
East Grand Forks, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
East Grand Forks, MN
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:52 AM
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Daylight
15h 50m
Sunset
9:21 PM
Civil dusk
3:02 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
East Grand Forks, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
5:28 AM
Moonset
2:03 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
East Grand Forks, MN
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

East Grand Forks at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 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 — East Grand Forks

SPC has placed East Grand Forks in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • 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 East Grand Forks

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.