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Fredonia, North Dakota Weather

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

Fredonia, ND
Friday, June 5 at 3:27 AM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
70%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
9:23 PM
Fredonia, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFredonia, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 77 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 77°
Fredonia, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    17%
    74°55°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    0.01″
    77°59°+3°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    83°59°+6°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Thunderstorm
    88°66°+5°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Thunderstorm
    47%
    85°66°-3°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    34%
    87°64°+2°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    34%
    94°70°+7°
Fredonia, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
312° · veering 58°
Direction
NW
312°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
9
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 4 · pk 9 @ 12:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 244SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Fredonia, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
937.3
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 27.68 inHg
Now
937.3
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
-4.3
mb
24h
-3.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 936941
930935940945-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW940.6935.8935.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Fredonia, ND
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
+4 in 6h

AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.85 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
5.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneGood
59μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.85
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Fredonia, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
8%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
48.5mi
UNLIMITED
68 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
03:27 UTC ·Fredonia, ND · 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
03:27 UTC ·Fredonia, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Fredonia, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fredonia, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fredonia, ND
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:09 AM
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Daylight
15h 37m
Sunset
9:23 PM
Civil dusk
3:02 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Fredonia, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
5:56 AM
Moonset
3:28 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Fredonia, ND
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

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Fredonia at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 24 (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 5, 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 — Fredonia

SPC has placed Fredonia in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • 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 Fredonia

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.