Rutland, North Dakota Weather
Prairie lightning bugs rise. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rutland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Light Drizzle22%—78°61°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast17%—77°63°-1°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——83°59°+6°
- SundayJun 7Thunderstorm23%—90°65°+7°
- MondayJun 8Thunderstorm47%—88°70°-2°
- TuesdayJun 9Thunderstorm21%—88°68°0°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm33%—99°73°+11°
Ozone at AQI 40 now. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 0.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 by mid-afternoon.
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 40 now. With UV 0.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 0.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.71 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.71
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 5:49 AM
- Moonset
- 3:22 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Rutland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 22 (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 5, 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 — Rutland
SPC has placed Rutland 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.