Cathay, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cathay weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy——82°59°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——88°63°+6°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle22%0.07″84°68°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle61%0.01″70°56°-14°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast61%—77°54°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers28%0.19″76°58°-1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle28%—72°58°-4°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
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 34 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 12:01 AM
- Moonset
- 11:49 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Cathay at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 58422
16-Day Forecast — Cathay
- Sat82°59°9%
- Sun88°64°2%
- Mon84°68°22%
- Tue70°56°61%
- Wed77°54°61%
- Thu76°58°28%
- Fri72°58°28%
- Sat77°53°16%
- Sun93°64°9%
- Mon82°65°9%
- Tue83°61°12%
- Wed94°62°14%
- Thu97°66°23%
- Fri79°59°13%
- Sat85°60°13%
- Sun75°55°10%
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 — Cathay
SPC has placed Cathay 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 Cathay
- 58422