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Grafton, North Dakota Weather

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

Grafton, ND
Monday, June 15 at 9:30 AM
66
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
62°
Humidity
54%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
12:27 AM
Sunset
4:32 PM
Grafton, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGrafton, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 48 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit with a 42% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 48°H 75°
Grafton, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Heavy Rain
    42%
    1.1″
    75°54°
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Light Drizzle
    0.02″
    75°48°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Light Drizzle
    61%
    0.06″
    64°53°-11°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Light Drizzle
    62°41°-2°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    66°46°+4°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    67°49°+1°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Overcast
    12%
    62°50°-5°
Grafton, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
282° · backing 31°
Direction
WNW
282°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 10
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 10 · pk 22 @ 10:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 219SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 31° from the wnw.
Grafton, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
977.6
-2.0 mb in 3h · falling · 28.87 inHg
Now
977.6
mb
3h
-2.0
mb
12h
-7.3
mb
24h
-11.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 978989
9709759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW989.1977.5977.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Grafton, ND
Air quality
21
AQI
Good
-4 in 6hPeak ~31 @ 8 PM

AQI 21 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 8 PM.

PM 2.5Good
1.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
58μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.4
Grafton, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
45%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
62.0mi
UNLIMITED
142 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
14:30 UTC · Grafton, 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
14:30 UTC · Grafton, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Grafton, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Grafton, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Grafton, ND
Almanac · Monday, June 15
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
4:47 AM
Sunrise
12:27 AM
Daylight
16h 05m
Sunset
4:32 PM
Civil dusk
10:15 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Grafton, ND
The moon
New Moon
1% illuminated
Moonrise
5:20 AM
Moonset
10:02 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Grafton, ND
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Toward the solstice glow

celestial
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Grafton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 66°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: June 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Grafton

  1. Mon74°54°42%
  2. Tue75°48°9%
  3. Wed64°53°61%
  4. Thu62°41°9%
  5. Fri66°46°26%
  6. Sat67°49°12%
  7. Sun62°50°12%
  8. Mon71°47°19%
  9. Tue67°57°19%
  10. Wed72°56°17%
  11. Thu70°57°21%
  12. Fri72°62°29%
  13. Sat80°66°27%
  14. Sun76°58°32%
  15. Mon82°59°30%
  16. Tue85°63°29%

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 — Grafton

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Grafton

  • 58237

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.