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Fordville, North Dakota Weather

Prairie lightning bugs rise. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Fordville, ND
Thursday, June 4 at 4:46 PM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
69%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:32 AM
Sunset
9:26 PM
Fordville, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFordville, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 55 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 55°H 75°
Fordville, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    75°55°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    72°55°-3°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Mostly Clear
    81°57°+9°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Thunderstorm
    31%
    86°63°+5°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    63%
    0.02″
    77°63°-9°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    35%
    0.15″
    87°59°+10°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    35%
    87°65°
Fordville, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
259° · backing 115°
Direction
W
259°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 17 @ 1:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 232SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 115° from the w.
Fordville, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
969.8
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 28.64 inHg
Now
969.8
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
-4.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 969973
965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW973.1969.1969.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Fordville, ND
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
0 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 30 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 5.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 22 by mid-afternoon.

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
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
63μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 5.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 22 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 30
UV peak
5.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 22
Fordville, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
51.4mi
UNLIMITED
81 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
16:46 UTC ·Fordville, 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
16:46 UTC ·Fordville, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Fordville, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fordville, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fordville, ND
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:54 AM
Sunrise
5:32 AM
Daylight
15h 54m
Sunset
9:26 PM
Civil dusk
3:07 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Fordville, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
5:33 AM
Moonset
2:05 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Fordville, ND
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fordville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 4 (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.

ZIP codes in Fordville

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.