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Prairie lightning bugs rise. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Hamilton, ND
Thursday, June 4 at 8:16 PM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
51%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Sunset
9:27 PM
Hamilton, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHamilton, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 56 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 56°H 70°
Hamilton, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    76°58°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    73°56°-3°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    80°57°+7°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Thunderstorm
    35%
    85°64°+5°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    61%
    0.02″
    80°64°-5°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    35%
    84°64°+4°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    40%
    85°70°+1°
Hamilton, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
260° · veering 95°
Direction
W
260°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 7
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 7 · pk 17 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 205SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 95° from the w.
Hamilton, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
979.6
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 28.93 inHg
Now
979.6
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
-3.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 979982
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW982.1978.7978.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Hamilton, ND
Air quality
27
AQI
Good
-3 in 6hPeak ~34 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 38 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
2.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
81μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
5.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 38 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 38
UV peak
4.8 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 38
Hamilton, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
77.3mi
UNLIMITED
90 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
20:16 UTC ·Hamilton, 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
20:16 UTC ·Hamilton, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Hamilton, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hamilton, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hamilton, ND
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:49 AM
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Daylight
15h 58m
Sunset
9:27 PM
Civil dusk
3:09 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Hamilton, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
5:34 AM
Moonset
2:01 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Hamilton, ND
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hamilton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 8 (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 — Hamilton

SPC has placed Hamilton 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 Hamilton

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.