Max, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Max weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy——79°61°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast23%—88°62°+9°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle42%0.02″82°67°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle60%—73°59°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast60%—76°52°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle35%0.01″81°59°+5°
- FridayJul 10Clear35%—79°54°-2°
AQI 38 (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 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 9.7 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
- 11:53 PM
- Moonset
- 10:43 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Max at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 63°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: June 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 58759
16-Day Forecast — Max
- Sat79°61°6%
- Sun88°62°23%
- Mon82°67°42%
- Tue73°59°60%
- Wed76°52°60%
- Thu81°59°35%
- Fri79°54°35%
- Sat75°51°22%
- Sun83°53°8%
- Mon94°68°10%
- Tue81°63°18%
- Wed84°54°11%
- Thu81°62°14%
- Fri85°56°13%
- Sat89°64°7%
- Sun97°70°13%
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 — Max
SPC has placed Max in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Max
- 58759