Lakota, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lakota weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——79°58°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——86°61°+7°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail36%—82°67°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle50%—71°59°-11°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast56%—75°55°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast11%—77°57°+2°
- FridayJul 10Clear25%—75°58°-2°
AQI 24 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.9 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 5.9 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- 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
- 11:42 PM
- Moonset
- 10:30 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Lakota at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 58344
16-Day Forecast — Lakota
- Sat79°58°7%
- Sun86°61°4%
- Mon82°67°36%
- Tue71°59°50%
- Wed75°55°56%
- Thu77°57°11%
- Fri75°58°25%
- Sat71°55°25%
- Sun75°53°12%
- Mon87°61°10%
- Tue88°68°11%
- Wed77°56°11%
- Thu81°59°14%
- Fri79°56°11%
- Sat78°59°14%
- Sun90°69°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 — Lakota
SPC has placed Lakota 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 Lakota
- 58344