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Napoleon, North Dakota Weather

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

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

Napoleon, ND
Thursday, June 4 at 10:03 PM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
53%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
9:26 PM
Napoleon, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastNapoleon, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 77 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 77°
Napoleon, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Foggy
    76°55°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    11%
    77°60°+1°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    83°61°+6°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Thunderstorm
    43%
    90°68°+7°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    62%
    0.01″
    79°64°-11°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    29%
    87°61°+8°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    29%
    96°70°+9°
Napoleon, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
206° · veering 35°
Direction
SSW
206°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 4 · pk 11 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 179SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Napoleon, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
942.7
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 27.84 inHg
Now
942.7
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-3.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 941944
935940945950-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW944.3940.6940.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Napoleon, ND
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast 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
5.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
91μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.3

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
2.8 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 43

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.72
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Napoleon, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
10%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
75.6mi
UNLIMITED
79 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 ·Napoleon, 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 ·Napoleon, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Napoleon, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Napoleon, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Napoleon, ND
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:11 AM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
15h 38m
Sunset
9:26 PM
Civil dusk
3:06 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Napoleon, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
5:33 AM
Moonset
2:19 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Napoleon, ND
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Napoleon at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 25 (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 — Napoleon

SPC has placed Napoleon in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Napoleon

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.