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Sanborn, North Dakota Weather

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

Sanborn, ND
Thursday, June 4 at 4:17 AM
87
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
42%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
9:20 PM
Sanborn, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSanborn, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit with a 38% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 63°H 81°
Sanborn, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 2
    Thunderstorm
    29%
    87°63°
  2. Wednesday
    Jun 3
    Showers
    56%
    0.16″
    81°63°-6°
  3. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    75°58°-6°
  4. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    22%
    72°51°-3°
  5. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Partly Cloudy
    77°51°+5°
  6. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Thunderstorm
    37%
    87°61°+10°
  7. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    42%
    86°67°-1°
Sanborn, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
164° · steady
Direction
SSE
164°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 12
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 12 · pk 30 @ 10:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 297SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the sse-bound air across the harbor.
Sanborn, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
969.9
-2.6 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.64 inHg
Now
969.9
mb
3h
-2.6
mb
12h
-3.9
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 967971
960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW970.8966.7966.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Sanborn, ND
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
+12 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 39 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI up 12 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
2.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
83μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
1.3 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 39
Sanborn, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
22%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
93.4mi
UNLIMITED
119 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
04:17 UTC ·Sanborn, 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
04:17 UTC ·Sanborn, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Sanborn, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sanborn, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sanborn, ND
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
If bees stay at home, rain will soon come; if they fly away, fine will be the day.
Civil dawn
10:04 AM
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Daylight
15h 39m
Sunset
9:20 PM
Civil dusk
3:00 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Sanborn, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
94% illuminated
Moonrise
4:15 AM
Moonset
12:01 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Sanborn, ND
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

insect
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sanborn at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 28 (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 — Sanborn

SPC has placed Sanborn in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 Sanborn

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.