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McHenry, North Dakota Weather

Prairie lightning bugs rise. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

McHenry, ND
Friday, June 5 at 5:20 AM
63
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
61°
Humidity
67%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Sunset
9:27 PM
McHenry, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMcHenry, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 78°
McHenry, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    17%
    78°58°
  2. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    86°58°+8°
  3. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Thunderstorm
    14%
    86°65°
  4. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    56%
    79°68°-7°
  5. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    34%
    85°68°+6°
  6. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    34%
    90°70°+5°
  7. Thursday
    Jun 11
    Drizzle
    36%
    0.01″
    88°65°-2°
McHenry, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
013° · veering 143°
Direction
NNE
013°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 7
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 7 · pk 21 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 176SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 143° from the nne.
McHenry, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
955.6
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 28.22 inHg
Now
955.6
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
-2.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 954958
950955960965-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW958.2954.4955.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
McHenry, ND
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
-6 in 6h

AQI 30 (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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
4.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneGood
41μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
McHenry, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
79%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
52.0mi
UNLIMITED
121 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
05:20 UTC ·McHenry, 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
05:20 UTC ·McHenry, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
McHenry, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
McHenry, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
McHenry, ND
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:00 AM
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Daylight
15h 49m
Sunset
9:27 PM
Civil dusk
3:07 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
McHenry, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
5:57 AM
Moonset
3:22 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
McHenry, ND
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

weather
Jan 143% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

McHenry at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 31 (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 — McHenry

SPC has placed McHenry 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.

ZIP codes in McHenry

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.