Loraine, North Dakota Weather
Lesser ripening, greater heat. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Loraine weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Light Drizzle36%0.02″70°49°—
- WednesdayJun 17Light Rain18%0.09″65°55°-5°
- ThursdayJun 18Light Drizzle33%0.02″64°45°-1°
- FridayJun 19Drizzle20%—62°48°-2°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——69°46°+7°
- SundayJun 21Light Drizzle32%0.01″62°46°-7°
- MondayJun 22Overcast33%—63°52°+1°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~92%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 8:13 AM
- Moonset
- 12:03 AM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Lesser ripening, greater heat
Loraine at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Loraine
- Tue70°49°36%
- Wed65°55°18%
- Thu64°45°33%
- Fri62°48°20%
- Sat69°46°3%
- Sun62°46°32%
- Mon63°52°33%
- Tue73°48°21%
- Wed82°53°7%
- Thu88°62°21%
- Fri77°52°25%
- Sat71°49°25%
- Sun74°54°30%
- Mon75°51°35%
- Tue80°55°42%
- Wed88°59°32%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 17, 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 — Loraine
SPC has placed Loraine 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 Loraine
- 58761