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Wishek, North Dakota Weather

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

Wishek, ND
Friday, June 5 at 8:56 AM
58
°
Overcast
Feels like
59°
Humidity
87%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
9:25 PM
Wishek, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWishek, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 77 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 77°
Wishek, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    14%
    77°56°
  2. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    83°57°+6°
  3. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Thunderstorm
    24%
    88°67°+5°
  4. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    49%
    78°59°-10°
  5. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    32%
    96°62°+18°
  6. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Partly Cloudy
    32%
    84°65°-12°
  7. Thursday
    Jun 11
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    0.06″
    73°55°-11°
Wishek, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
259° · steady
Direction
W
259°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 4 · pk 11 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 175SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Wishek, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
937.1
+0.7 mb in 3h · rising · 27.67 inHg
Now
937.1
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 937942
930935940945950-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW941.5936.9938.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Wishek, ND
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
-5 in 6h

AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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
7.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
17μg/m³
OzoneGood
36μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.85
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Wishek, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
28.7mi
UNLIMITED
72 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
08:56 UTC ·Wishek, 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
08:56 UTC ·Wishek, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Wishek, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Wishek, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Wishek, ND
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:11 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
15h 38m
Sunset
9:25 PM
Civil dusk
3:04 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Wishek, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
5:57 AM
Moonset
3:30 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Wishek, ND
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Wishek at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 24 (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 — Wishek

SPC has placed Wishek in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Wishek

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.