Drayton, North Dakota Weather
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Drayton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——83°58°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——86°61°+3°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm57%0.01″83°67°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast42%—74°58°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast42%—77°53°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle17%—77°57°0°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle20%0.07″77°58°0°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 6.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 39 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 42 now. With UV 6.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 39 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 6.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 39
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 11:38 PM
- Moonset
- 10:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Drayton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 58225
16-Day Forecast — Drayton
- Sat83°58°2%
- Sun86°61°4%
- Mon83°67°57%
- Tue74°58°42%
- Wed77°53°42%
- Thu77°57°17%
- Fri77°58°20%
- Sat78°53°20%
- Sun80°57°14%
- Mon82°57°14%
- Tue91°63°12%
- Wed90°66°16%
- Thu80°66°19%
- Fri68°60°13%
- Sat79°57°16%
- Sun87°61°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 — Drayton
SPC has placed Drayton 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 Drayton
- 58225