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Montpelier, North Dakota Weather

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

Montpelier, ND
Friday, June 5 at 6:56 AM
61
°
Overcast
Feels like
61°
Humidity
74%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
9:23 PM
Montpelier, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMontpelier, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit with a 22% chance of precipitation at 4 AM.
L 59°H 79°
Montpelier, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    22%
    79°59°
  2. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    88°58°+9°
  3. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Thunderstorm
    89°67°+1°
  4. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    47%
    77°63°-12°
  5. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    31%
    0.18″
    91°62°+14°
  6. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    31%
    87°67°-4°
  7. Thursday
    Jun 11
    Drizzle
    26%
    0.09″
    73°56°-14°
Montpelier, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
317° · veering 74°
Direction
NW
317°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 5
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 5 · pk 13 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 136SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Montpelier, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
959.8
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.34 inHg
Now
959.8
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 960963
955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW963.3959.6960.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Montpelier, ND
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
-11 in 6h

AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
20μg/m³
OzoneGood
35μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Montpelier, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
82%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
43.0mi
UNLIMITED
91 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
06:56 UTC ·Montpelier, 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
06:56 UTC ·Montpelier, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Montpelier, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Montpelier, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Montpelier, ND
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:05 AM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
15h 41m
Sunset
9:23 PM
Civil dusk
3:03 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Montpelier, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
5:55 AM
Moonset
3:24 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Montpelier, ND
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

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Montpelier at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 26 (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 — Montpelier

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Montpelier

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.