Moorhead, Iowa Weather
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Moorhead weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Rain18%0.11″91°64°—
- MondayJul 6Partly Cloudy——93°70°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast28%—89°69°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail39%—94°69°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast39%—87°69°-7°
- FridayJul 10Overcast16%—82°68°-5°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——92°67°+10°
AQI 22 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 16 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:43 PM
- Moonset
- 11:36 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Moorhead at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 51558
16-Day Forecast — Moorhead
- Sun91°64°18%
- Mon93°70°1%
- Tue89°69°28%
- Wed94°69°39%
- Thu87°69°39%
- Fri82°68°16%
- Sat92°67°9%
- Sun98°68°5%
- Mon114°76°3%
- Tue104°74°4%
- Wed89°65°7%
- Thu92°64°17%
- Fri104°73°16%
- Sat100°75°17%
- Sun105°74°15%
- Mon109°71°19%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 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 — Moorhead
SPC includes Moorhead in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Moorhead
- 51558