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Riverdale, North Dakota Weather

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

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

Riverdale, ND
Thursday, June 4 at 4:30 AM
61
°
Clear
Feels like
58°
Humidity
70%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
9:36 PM
Riverdale, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRiverdale, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 55 to 76 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 55°H 76°
Riverdale, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    18%
    70°57°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    76°55°+6°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    14%
    79°56°+3°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    88°61°+9°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    55%
    95°61°+7°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Showers
    55%
    79°55°-16°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Partly Cloudy
    38%
    97°62°+18°
Riverdale, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
182° · backing 113°
Direction
S
182°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 8
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 8 · pk 20 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 167SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Riverdale, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
944.4
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 27.89 inHg
Now
944.4
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-4.5
mb
24h
-3.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 943948
935940945950955-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW948.3942.8942.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Riverdale, ND
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 26 (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 6 AM.

PM 2.5Good
2.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
55μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Riverdale, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
50.4mi
UNLIMITED
68 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
04:30 UTC ·Riverdale, 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
04:30 UTC ·Riverdale, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Riverdale, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Riverdale, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Riverdale, ND
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:13 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
15h 46m
Sunset
9:36 PM
Civil dusk
3:17 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Riverdale, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
5:44 AM
Moonset
2:22 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Riverdale, ND
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Riverdale at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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 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 — Riverdale

SPC has placed Riverdale in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Riverdale

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.