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Stanley, North Dakota Weather

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

Stanley, ND
Thursday, June 4 at 4:05 AM
58
°
Clear
Feels like
57°
Humidity
81%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
9:44 PM
Stanley, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastStanley, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 51 to 72 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 51°H 72°
Stanley, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Heavy Drizzle
    43%
    0.06″
    68°55°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Heavy Drizzle
    0.04″
    72°51°+4°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    0.02″
    78°55°+6°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    52%
    87°61°+9°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Drizzle
    52%
    91°57°+4°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    48%
    78°53°-13°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    38%
    92°62°+14°
Stanley, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
325° · veering 13°
Direction
NW
325°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 10
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 10 · pk 25 @ 9:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 192SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Stanley, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
934.5
-1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 27.60 inHg
Now
934.5
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
-3.9
mb
24h
-4.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 933938
925930935940945-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW938.3932.9933.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Stanley, ND
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
0 in 6h

AQI 24 (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.

PM 2.5Good
3.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
50μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Stanley, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
37.1mi
UNLIMITED
74 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
04:05 UTC ·Stanley, 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
04:05 UTC ·Stanley, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Stanley, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Stanley, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Stanley, ND
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:12 AM
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Daylight
15h 53m
Sunset
9:44 PM
Civil dusk
3:25 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Stanley, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
5:52 AM
Moonset
2:23 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Stanley, ND
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Stanley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 5 (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 — Stanley

SPC has placed Stanley 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 Stanley

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.