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Fairmount, North Dakota Weather

Lesser ripening, greater heat. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Fairmount, ND
Tuesday, June 16 at 10:10 PM
63
°
Overcast
Feels like
61°
Humidity
73%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:34 AM
Sunset
4:19 PM
Fairmount, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFairmount, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 68 degrees Fahrenheit with a 55% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 58°H 68°
Fairmount, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 16
    Drizzle
    47%
    0.03″
    77°48°
  2. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Heavy Drizzle
    55%
    0.07″
    68°57°-9°
  3. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Overcast
    67°51°-1°
  4. Friday
    Jun 19
    Light Showers
    32%
    0.17″
    70°49°+3°
  5. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Overcast
    68°47°-2°
  6. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Overcast
    14%
    70°46°+2°
  7. Monday
    Jun 22
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    0.01″
    66°54°-4°
Fairmount, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
131° · veering 172°
Direction
SE
131°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 11
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 11 · pk 31 @ 11:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3113SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 172° from the se.
Fairmount, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
963.1
-2.0 mb in 3h · falling · 28.44 inHg
Now
963.1
mb
3h
-2.0
mb
12h
-9.1
mb
24h
-9.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 963973
955960965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW972.6963.1963.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Fairmount, ND
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
+4 in 6h

AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.9 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.6 µg/m³.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneGood
56μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.9 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.6 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.85
Wind
light
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Fairmount, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
46.5mi
UNLIMITED
129 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
03:10 UTC · Fairmount, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
03:10 UTC · Fairmount, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Fairmount, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fairmount, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fairmount, ND
Almanac · Tuesday, June 16
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
4:57 AM
Sunrise
12:34 AM
Daylight
15h 45m
Sunset
4:19 PM
Civil dusk
9:59 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Fairmount, ND
The moon
Waxing Crescent
6% illuminated
Moonrise
8:04 AM
Moonset
11:28 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Fairmount, ND
Microseason
Jun 16–20

Lesser ripening, greater heat

insect
Jan 146% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fairmount at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Fairmount

  1. Tue77°48°47%
  2. Wed68°57°55%
  3. Thu67°51°3%
  4. Fri70°49°32%
  5. Sat68°47°6%
  6. Sun70°46°14%
  7. Mon66°54°12%
  8. Tue73°53°22%
  9. Wed79°54°16%
  10. Thu89°64°18%
  11. Fri94°71°24%
  12. Sat78°59°26%
  13. Sun85°59°32%
  14. Mon78°61°20%
  15. Tue80°59°23%
  16. Wed86°60°20%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 17, 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 — Fairmount

SPC has placed Fairmount 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 Fairmount

  • 58030

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.