Gladstone, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gladstone weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle20%—87°55°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Drizzle14%0.04″96°61°+9°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle25%—87°70°-9°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers68%—76°62°-11°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle68%0.02″79°58°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle31%—87°62°+8°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear31%—85°58°-2°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.89 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 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 10:56 PM
- Moonset
- 9:50 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Gladstone at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°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.
ZIP code: 58630
16-Day Forecast — Gladstone
- Sat87°55°20%
- Sun96°61°14%
- Mon87°70°25%
- Tue76°62°68%
- Wed79°58°68%
- Thu87°62°31%
- Fri85°58°31%
- Sat81°56°13%
- Sun91°59°7%
- Mon102°72°7%
- Tue80°64°13%
- Wed88°58°12%
- Thu87°66°14%
- Fri91°59°13%
- Sat103°70°10%
- Sun104°73°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 — Gladstone
SPC includes Gladstone in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Gladstone
- 58630