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Petersburg, North Dakota Weather

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

Petersburg, ND
Thursday, June 4 at 1:48 AM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
80%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Sunset
9:25 PM
Petersburg, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPetersburg, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 57 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 57°H 78°
Petersburg, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Thunderstorm
    55%
    0.02″
    75°59°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    78°57°+3°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Heavy Drizzle
    23%
    71°60°-7°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    82°58°+11°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Thunderstorm
    49%
    84°64°+2°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    55%
    0.03″
    77°62°-7°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    19%
    84°59°+7°
Petersburg, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
303° · backing 160°
Direction
WNW
303°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
26
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 26 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2110SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 160° from the wnw.
Petersburg, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
959.5
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 28.33 inHg
Now
959.5
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-3.5
mb
24h
-5.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 958965
950955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW964.6958.3958.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Petersburg, ND
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
+3 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 33 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
70μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 8
Petersburg, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
7%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
37.7mi
UNLIMITED
47 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
01:48 UTC ·Petersburg, 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
01:48 UTC ·Petersburg, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Petersburg, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Petersburg, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Petersburg, ND
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:56 AM
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Daylight
15h 50m
Sunset
9:25 PM
Civil dusk
3:06 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Petersburg, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
5:33 AM
Moonset
2:06 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Petersburg, ND
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Petersburg at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 67°F — typical for the season
  • 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 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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Petersburg

SPC has placed Petersburg in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Petersburg

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.