Ellendale, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ellendale weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy——85°61°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——88°61°+3°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers48%0.04″101°68°+13°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers59%—75°62°-26°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers71%—78°59°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast13%—80°58°+2°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy18%—84°62°+4°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- 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
- 11:39 PM
- Moonset
- 10:34 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Ellendale at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 58436
15-Day Forecast — Ellendale
- Sat85°61°8%
- Sun88°61°0%
- Mon101°68°48%
- Tue75°62°59%
- Wed78°59°71%
- Thu80°58°13%
- Fri84°62°18%
- Sat83°59°18%
- Sun95°59°6%
- Mon81°62°6%
- Tue88°59°8%
- Wed95°63°17%
- Thu98°71°23%
- Fri85°66°12%
- Sat96°60°16%
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 — Ellendale
SPC has placed Ellendale in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Ellendale
- 58436