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McClusky, North Dakota Weather

Prairie lightning bugs rise. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

McClusky, ND
Wednesday, June 3 at 10:03 PM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
68°
Humidity
60%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
9:32 PM
McClusky, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMcClusky, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 55 to 76 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 55°H 76°
McClusky, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Light Drizzle
    44%
    0.03″
    73°60°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    76°55°+3°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Rain
    23%
    0.10″
    75°60°-1°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    85°58°+10°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    52%
    90°69°+5°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    52%
    0.01″
    75°60°-15°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Heavy Drizzle
    34%
    0.06″
    87°55°+12°
McClusky, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
294° · backing 165°
Direction
WNW
294°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
18
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 18 @ 4:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1811SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 165° from the wnw.
McClusky, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
948.2
-2.5 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.00 inHg
Now
948.2
mb
3h
-2.5
mb
12h
-3.7
mb
24h
-4.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 945949
940945950955-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW949.3945.0945.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
McClusky, ND
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
+11 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). 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
6.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
92μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
2.9 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 43

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.74
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
McClusky, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
88%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
63.6mi
UNLIMITED
78 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
22:03 UTC ·McClusky, 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
22:03 UTC ·McClusky, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
McClusky, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
McClusky, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
McClusky, ND
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:09 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
15h 45m
Sunset
9:32 PM
Civil dusk
3:13 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
McClusky, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
5:07 AM
Moonset
1:10 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
McClusky, ND
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

McClusky at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 31 (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 3, 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 — McClusky

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 McClusky

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.