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Sentinel Butte, North Dakota Weather

Toward the solstice glow. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Sentinel Butte, ND
Monday, June 15 at 2:25 AM
53
°
Overcast
Feels like
45°
Humidity
47%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
11:00 PM
Sunset
2:51 PM
Sentinel Butte, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSentinel Butte, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 51 to 74 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 51°H 74°
Sentinel Butte, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    74°51°
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Overcast
    56%
    84°52°+10°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Light Showers
    62%
    0.45″
    61°51°-23°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    66°48°+5°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    Overcast
    75°50°+9°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Overcast
    13%
    75°58°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Light Rain
    33%
    0.25″
    61°55°-14°
Sentinel Butte, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
254° · backing 29°
Direction
WSW
254°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 9
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 9 · pk 20 @ 2:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 326SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 29° from the wsw.
Sentinel Butte, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
921.2
-2.0 mb in 3h · falling · 27.20 inHg
Now
921.2
mb
3h
-2.0
mb
12h
-8.1
mb
24h
-3.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 921930
915920925930935-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW929.9921.2921.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Sentinel Butte, ND
Air quality
29
AQI
Good
-11 in 6h

AQI 29 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).

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

PM 2.5Good
3.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
50μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Sentinel Butte, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
83.2mi
UNLIMITED
161 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
08:25 UTC · Sentinel Butte, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
08:25 UTC · Sentinel Butte, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Sentinel Butte, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sentinel Butte, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sentinel Butte, ND
Almanac · Monday, June 15
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
4:21 AM
Sunrise
11:00 PM
Daylight
15h 51m
Sunset
2:51 PM
Civil dusk
9:32 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Sentinel Butte, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
4:55 AM
Moonset
9:19 PM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Sentinel Butte, ND
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Toward the solstice glow

celestial
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sentinel Butte at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

15-Day Forecast — Sentinel Butte

  1. Mon74°51°18%
  2. Tue84°52°56%
  3. Wed61°51°62%
  4. Thu66°48°34%
  5. Fri75°50°7%
  6. Sat75°58°13%
  7. Sun61°55°33%
  8. Mon74°54°28%
  9. Tue77°54°17%
  10. Wed71°60°15%
  11. Thu86°59°19%
  12. Fri86°67°23%
  13. Sat79°61°23%
  14. Sun81°62°20%
  15. Mon86°62°23%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 15, 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 — Sentinel Butte

SPC has placed Sentinel Butte 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 Sentinel Butte

  • 58654

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.