Lawton, North Dakota Weather
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Lawton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Thunderstorm97%1.1″75°59°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——74°58°-1°
- FridayJun 5Light Drizzle16%—72°58°-2°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——83°58°+11°
- SundayJun 7Thunderstorm52%—85°66°+2°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers55%0.02″76°63°-9°
- TuesdayJun 9Thunderstorm25%—84°59°+8°
Ozone at AQI 35 now. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 5:36 AM
- Moonset
- 2:06 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Lawton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 67°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: June 5 (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 — Lawton
SPC has placed Lawton 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.