Mandan, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mandan weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——86°60°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——96°61°+10°
- MondayJul 6Overcast16%—89°73°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers70%0.04″81°64°-8°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers70%0.05″78°59°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast28%—83°59°+5°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear28%—84°59°+1°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 26.0 µg/m³ (AQI 82) 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 26.0 µg/m³ (AQI 82) 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
- 11:50 PM
- Moonset
- 10:43 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Mandan at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°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: 58554
16-Day Forecast — Mandan
- Sat86°60°6%
- Sun96°61°3%
- Mon89°73°16%
- Tue81°64°70%
- Wed78°59°70%
- Thu83°59°28%
- Fri84°59°28%
- Sat78°56°19%
- Sun88°55°7%
- Mon100°69°9%
- Tue92°66°11%
- Wed85°57°11%
- Thu90°63°17%
- Fri88°59°18%
- Sat99°65°23%
- Sun106°74°23%
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 — Mandan
SPC has placed Mandan 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 Mandan
- 58554