Watford City, North Dakota Weather
Toward the solstice glow. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Watford City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Heavy Drizzle36%0.05″72°55°—
- TuesdayJun 16Heavy Rain86%0.32″80°49°+8°
- WednesdayJun 17Showers86%0.38″65°54°-15°
- ThursdayJun 18Drizzle36%—65°49°0°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——73°48°+8°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast13%—74°54°+1°
- SundayJun 21Overcast29%—74°52°0°
AQI 25 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 5:48 AM
- Moonset
- 10:22 PM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Toward the solstice glow
Watford City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Watford City
- Mon72°55°36%
- Tue80°49°86%
- Wed65°54°86%
- Thu65°49°36%
- Fri73°48°6%
- Sat74°54°13%
- Sun74°52°29%
- Mon67°54°18%
- Tue78°55°13%
- Wed73°58°11%
- Thu72°60°23%
- Fri78°63°34%
- Sat77°56°24%
- Sun79°61°20%
- Mon85°61°22%
- Tue97°68°30%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 — Watford City
SPC has placed Watford City in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Watford City
- 58854