Apple Valley, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Apple Valley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast10%—85°59°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——94°59°+9°
- MondayJul 6Overcast19%—89°72°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers69%0.52″81°64°-8°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers69%0.04″77°58°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle23%—82°59°+5°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear23%—83°59°+1°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 19.7 µg/m³ (AQI 71) with a 0.94 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 19.7 µg/m³ (AQI 71) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 11:49 PM
- Moonset
- 10:42 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Apple Valley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Apple Valley
- Sat85°59°10%
- Sun94°59°2%
- Mon89°72°19%
- Tue81°64°69%
- Wed77°58°69%
- Thu82°59°23%
- Fri83°59°23%
- Sat76°55°20%
- Sun86°55°8%
- Mon99°69°9%
- Tue93°66°10%
- Wed84°56°13%
- Thu90°63°17%
- Fri88°58°13%
- Sat96°67°11%
- Sun105°74°14%
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 — Apple Valley
SPC has placed Apple Valley in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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 Apple Valley
- 58558