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Medora, North Dakota Weather

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

Medora, ND
Thursday, June 4 at 5:25 PM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
76°
Humidity
50%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:01 AM
Sunset
8:43 PM
Medora, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMedora, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 54 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit with a 37% chance of precipitation at 11 AM.
L 54°H 70°
Medora, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Rain
    37%
    0.17″
    80°48°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    10%
    83°54°+3°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    21%
    93°64°+10°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    37%
    87°59°-6°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    37%
    80°47°-7°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    19%
    85°66°+5°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    33%
    101°66°+16°
Medora, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
315° · veering 32°
Direction
NW
315°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
15
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 15 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 156SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Medora, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
933.1
-1.7 mb in 3h · falling · 27.55 inHg
Now
933.1
mb
3h
-1.7
mb
12h
+0.1
mb
24h
-5.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 931937
925930935940945-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW936.6930.5931.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Medora, ND
Air quality
23
AQI
Good
+1 in 6hPeak ~37 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 36 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 7.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 24 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
77μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 7.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 24 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 36
UV peak
7.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 24
Medora, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
80%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
76.0mi
UNLIMITED
114 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
17:25 UTC ·Medora, 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
17:25 UTC ·Medora, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Medora, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Medora, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Medora, ND
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:24 AM
Sunrise
5:01 AM
Daylight
15h 42m
Sunset
8:43 PM
Civil dusk
3:23 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Medora, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
5:50 AM
Moonset
2:34 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Medora, ND
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Medora at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 27 (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 — Medora

SPC has placed Medora in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

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

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 Medora

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.