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Plaza, North Dakota Weather

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

Plaza, ND
Thursday, June 4 at 5:36 AM
57
°
Clear
Feels like
55°
Humidity
80%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
9:42 PM
Plaza, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPlaza, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 51 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 51°H 75°
Plaza, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Rain
    0.07″
    75°51°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    0.02″
    79°56°+4°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    26%
    87°61°+8°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Drizzle
    55%
    0.02″
    94°58°+7°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Clear
    55%
    78°54°-16°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    39%
    94°62°+16°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    39%
    0.15″
    92°68°-2°
Plaza, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
254° · backing 35°
Direction
WSW
254°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 9
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 9 · pk 20 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 186SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 35° from the wsw.
Plaza, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
939.0
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 27.73 inHg
Now
939.0
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-4.3
mb
24h
-3.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 938944
930935940945950-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW943.7937.8937.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Plaza, ND
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

AQI 22 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points).

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

PM 2.5Good
2.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
46μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Plaza, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
37.9mi
UNLIMITED
82 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
05:36 UTC ·Plaza, 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
05:36 UTC ·Plaza, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Plaza, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Plaza, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Plaza, ND
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:12 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
15h 52m
Sunset
9:42 PM
Civil dusk
3:22 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Plaza, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
5:49 AM
Moonset
2:22 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Plaza, ND
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Plaza at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 3 (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 — Plaza

SPC has placed Plaza in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Plaza

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.