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Colfax, North Dakota Weather

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

Colfax, ND
Monday, June 15 at 8:08 AM
62
°
Clear
Feels like
55°
Humidity
50%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
12:34 AM
Sunset
4:22 PM
Colfax, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastColfax, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 49 to 77 degrees Fahrenheit with a 51% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 49°H 77°
Colfax, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Light Rain
    51%
    0.09″
    77°53°
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Drizzle
    46%
    0.06″
    76°49°-1°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Rain
    71%
    0.52″
    62°53°-14°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Overcast
    20%
    63°48°+1°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    Overcast
    10%
    69°49°+6°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Overcast
    73°53°+4°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Partly Cloudy
    23%
    69°51°-4°
Colfax, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
255° · backing 51°
Direction
WSW
255°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 11
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 11 · pk 26 @ 8:00a
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 415SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 26 — flags snap, branches bend.
Colfax, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
977.8
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 28.87 inHg
Now
977.8
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-4.1
mb
24h
-6.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 978985
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW985.4977.8977.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Colfax, ND
Air quality
18
AQI
Good
-14 in 6hPeak ~28 @ 7 PM

AQI 18 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).

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 2.5Good
2.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
48μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.9
Colfax, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
3%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
82.2mi
UNLIMITED
141 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
13:08 UTC · Colfax, 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
13:08 UTC · Colfax, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Colfax, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Colfax, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Colfax, ND
Almanac · Monday, June 15
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
4:56 AM
Sunrise
12:34 AM
Daylight
15h 48m
Sunset
4:22 PM
Civil dusk
10:02 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Colfax, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
5:30 AM
Moonset
9:48 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Colfax, ND
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Toward the solstice glow

celestial
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Colfax at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Colfax

  1. Mon77°53°51%
  2. Tue76°49°46%
  3. Wed62°53°71%
  4. Thu63°48°20%
  5. Fri69°49°10%
  6. Sat73°53°8%
  7. Sun69°51°23%
  8. Mon72°48°20%
  9. Tue75°59°17%
  10. Wed76°62°15%
  11. Thu74°64°15%
  12. Fri82°66°25%
  13. Sat80°67°26%
  14. Sun74°62°36%
  15. Mon83°63°30%
  16. Tue83°66°20%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 15, 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 — Colfax

SPC has placed Colfax in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Colfax

  • 58018

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.