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

Center, ND
Friday, June 5 at 7:12 AM
58
°
Clear
Feels like
56°
Humidity
80%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
9:36 PM
Center, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCenter, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 56 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 56°H 81°
Center, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 5
    Mostly Clear
    11%
    81°55°
  2. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    91°59°+10°
  3. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    64%
    95°65°+4°
  4. Monday
    Jun 8
    Showers
    64%
    77°50°-18°
  5. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    94°62°+17°
  6. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Partly Cloudy
    34%
    77°62°-17°
  7. Thursday
    Jun 11
    Overcast
    35%
    68°53°-9°
Center, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
328° · veering 29°
Direction
NNW
328°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
12
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 12 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 186SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Center, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
939.6
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 27.75 inHg
Now
939.6
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 939943
935940945950-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW943.2939.4939.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Center, ND
Air quality
29
AQI
Good
-11 in 6h

AQI 29 (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 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
12μg/m³
OzoneGood
40μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Center, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
36.7mi
UNLIMITED
94 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
07:12 UTC ·Center, 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
07:12 UTC ·Center, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Center, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Center, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Center, ND
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:13 AM
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Daylight
15h 45m
Sunset
9:36 PM
Civil dusk
3:16 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Center, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
6:07 AM
Moonset
3:35 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Center, ND
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

weather
Jan 143% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Center at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 29 (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 — Center

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Center

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.