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Rolla, North Dakota Weather

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

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

Rolla, ND
Thursday, June 4 at 7:26 PM
53
°
Clear
Feels like
50°
Humidity
89%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Sunset
9:36 PM
Rolla, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRolla, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 54 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 54°H 70°
Rolla, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    70°53°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Drizzle
    31%
    0.07″
    72°54°+2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    83°56°+11°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Thunderstorm
    69%
    0.04″
    86°64°+3°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Showers
    69%
    0.01″
    73°53°-13°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    83°58°+10°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    35%
    89°64°+6°
Rolla, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
238° · veering 15°
Direction
WSW
238°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 9
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 9 · pk 23 @ 11:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 174SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 15° from the wsw.
Rolla, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
947.1
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 27.97 inHg
Now
947.1
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
-5.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 947953
940945950955960-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW952.8946.6947.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Rolla, ND
Air quality
21
AQI
Good
-13 in 6h

AQI 17 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 13 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.

PM 2.5Good
2.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
35μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Rolla, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
29.4mi
UNLIMITED
85 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
19:26 UTC ·Rolla, 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
19:26 UTC ·Rolla, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Rolla, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rolla, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rolla, ND
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:57 AM
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Daylight
15h 59m
Sunset
9:36 PM
Civil dusk
3:18 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Rolla, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
85% illuminated
Moonrise
5:43 AM
Moonset
2:09 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Rolla, ND
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rolla at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 8 (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 — Rolla

SPC has placed Rolla in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Rolla

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.