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Willow City, North Dakota Weather

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

Willow City, ND
Friday, June 5 at 9:38 AM
57
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
55°
Humidity
80%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
9:38 PM
Willow City, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWillow City, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 78°
Willow City, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    14%
    78°54°
  2. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    87°56°+9°
  3. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Thunderstorm
    70%
    92°66°+5°
  4. Monday
    Jun 8
    Showers
    70%
    76°56°-16°
  5. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    53%
    0.02″
    92°58°+16°
  6. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    53%
    78°65°-14°
  7. Thursday
    Jun 11
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    68°53°-10°
Willow City, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
003° · veering 70°
Direction
N
003°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 7
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 7 · pk 16 @ 12:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 135SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Willow City, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
956.7
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 28.25 inHg
Now
956.7
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 956959
950955960965-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW959.4956.4957.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Willow City, ND
Air quality
22
AQI
Good
-10 in 6h

AQI 22 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
14μg/m³
OzoneGood
29μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.98
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Willow City, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
79%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
32.2mi
UNLIMITED
98 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
09:38 UTC ·Willow City, 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
09:38 UTC ·Willow City, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Willow City, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Willow City, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Willow City, ND
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:01 AM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
15h 58m
Sunset
9:38 PM
Civil dusk
3:21 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Willow City, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
6:08 AM
Moonset
3:26 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Willow City, ND
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Willow City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 7 (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 — Willow City

SPC has placed Willow City in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3SLGTSlight Risk

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 Willow City

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.