Hillsboro, North Dakota Weather
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Hillsboro weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayAug 2Mostly Clear——89°64°—
- MondayAug 3Light Drizzle71%0.03″90°64°+1°
- TuesdayAug 4Overcast71%—78°56°-12°
- WednesdayAug 5Overcast——87°54°+9°
- ThursdayAug 6Overcast——97°60°+10°
- FridayAug 7Overcast——102°66°+5°
- SaturdayAug 8Overcast——89°63°-13°
AQI 27 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
- Moonrise
- 10:13 PM
- Moonset
- 10:36 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Great rains sometimes fall
Hillsboro at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 22°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Aug 1–5
- Planting window: Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.
ZIP code: 58045
16-Day Forecast — Hillsboro
- Sun89°64°4%
- Mon90°64°71%
- Tue78°56°71%
- Wed87°54°2%
- Thu97°60°9%
- Fri102°66°3%
- Sat89°63°8%
- Sun84°59°10%
- Mon87°58°14%
- Tue88°61°18%
- Wed86°65°22%
- Thu91°67°14%
- Fri72°60°20%
- Sat86°60°22%
- Sun91°63°26%
- Mon93°61°16%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of August 2, 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 — Hillsboro
SPC has placed Hillsboro in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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.
Sun & seasons in Hillsboro
Hillsboro sits in Traill County, where the year’s longest day runs 15h 57m of daylight and its shortest just 8h 27m — a swing of +7h 30m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Fargo, the state’s largest city, lies about 39 miles to the SSE. The nearest town Hillsboro tracks is Fargo, roughly 39 miles to the SSE.
ZIP codes in Hillsboro
- 58045