Alexander, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Alexander weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle45%—88°59°—
- SundayJul 5Mostly Clear——97°68°+9°
- MondayJul 6Overcast19%—84°65°-13°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle58%0.04″71°59°-13°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers58%0.08″77°57°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm22%—81°62°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast12%—69°56°-12°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 3.7 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 46
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³ (AQI 25) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 12:02 AM
- Moonset
- 10:53 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Alexander at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 24°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 58831
16-Day Forecast — Alexander
- Sat88°59°45%
- Sun97°68°7%
- Mon84°65°19%
- Tue71°59°58%
- Wed77°57°58%
- Thu81°62°22%
- Fri69°56°12%
- Sat83°54°12%
- Sun95°63°4%
- Mon101°68°6%
- Tue97°74°9%
- Wed107°70°13%
- Thu85°63°10%
- Fri79°65°10%
- Sat85°60°10%
- Sun93°65°13%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 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 — Alexander
SPC has placed Alexander in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Alexander
- 58831