Fort Yates, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fort Yates weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy——86°61°—
- SundayJul 5Mostly Clear——96°61°+10°
- MondayJul 6Overcast27%—97°74°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers71%0.65″88°67°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle71%0.06″79°61°-9°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle28%0.01″86°60°+7°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy28%—87°61°+1°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 11.2 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 11.2 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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
- 11:47 PM
- Moonset
- 10:43 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Fort Yates at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 58538
16-Day Forecast — Fort Yates
- Sat86°61°5%
- Sun96°61°2%
- Mon97°74°27%
- Tue88°67°71%
- Wed79°61°71%
- Thu86°60°28%
- Fri87°61°28%
- Sat80°60°23%
- Sun90°56°6%
- Mon104°71°7%
- Tue98°73°9%
- Wed89°61°15%
- Thu96°63°18%
- Fri96°65°16%
- Sat104°70°11%
- Sun107°78°18%
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 — Fort Yates
SPC has placed Fort Yates 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 Fort Yates
- 58538