Horace, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Horace weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——84°62°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——87°63°+3°
- MondayJul 6Showers66%—89°66°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle67%—80°61°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle72%0.01″79°58°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle22%—78°58°-1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle22%0.01″78°61°0°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 51 now. With UV 0.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 51
- UV peak
- 0.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:51 PM
- Moonset
- 11:39 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Horace at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F above 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: 58047
16-Day Forecast — Horace
- Sat84°62°7%
- Sun87°63°2%
- Mon89°66°66%
- Tue80°61°67%
- Wed79°58°72%
- Thu78°58°22%
- Fri78°61°22%
- Sat81°56°10%
- Sun90°58°7%
- Mon89°66°8%
- Tue86°59°11%
- Wed91°63°11%
- Thu99°70°18%
- Fri82°64°24%
- Sat91°60°17%
- Sun76°59°20%
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 — Horace
SPC has placed Horace in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Horace
- 58047