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Fortuna, North Dakota Weather

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

Fortuna, ND
Friday, June 5 at 3:36 AM
61
°
Clear
Feels like
58°
Humidity
61%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
9:53 PM
Fortuna, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFortuna, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 53 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit with a 27% chance of precipitation at 10 PM.
L 53°H 81°
Fortuna, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Foggy
    69°49°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    0.01″
    81°53°+12°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    77%
    94°59°+13°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    77%
    81°61°-13°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    75°51°-6°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Heavy Drizzle
    45%
    72°59°-3°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    45%
    74°59°+2°
Fortuna, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
111° · veering 176°
Direction
ESE
111°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 5
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 5 · pk 13 @ 4:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 206SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Fortuna, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
933.3
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 27.56 inHg
Now
933.3
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-3.5
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 932935
925930935940-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW935.4931.7931.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Fortuna, ND
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
+4 in 6h

AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points).

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

PM 2.5Good
4.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
57μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Fortuna, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
57.9mi
UNLIMITED
73 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
03:36 UTC ·Fortuna, 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
03:36 UTC ·Fortuna, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Fortuna, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fortuna, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fortuna, ND
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:13 AM
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Daylight
16h 00m
Sunset
9:53 PM
Civil dusk
3:35 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Fortuna, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
6:24 AM
Moonset
3:39 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Fortuna, ND
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

weather
Jan 143% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fortuna at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 8 (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 — Fortuna

SPC has placed Fortuna 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 Fortuna

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.