Grand Forks, North Dakota Weather
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Grand Forks weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 5Overcast17%—78°58°—
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——88°58°+10°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——85°64°-3°
- MondayJun 8Showers43%0.02″83°69°-2°
- TuesdayJun 9Thunderstorm29%0.03″86°68°+3°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm40%0.02″94°71°+8°
- ThursdayJun 11Thunderstorm35%0.02″91°67°-3°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 5:53 AM
- Moonset
- 3:14 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Grand Forks at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 3 (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 — Grand Forks
SPC has placed Grand Forks 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.