Montpelier, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Montpelier weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy——80°65°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——88°61°+8°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers52%—100°66°+12°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers63%0.01″74°62°-26°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle67%—78°58°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast14%—82°57°+4°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm21%—83°62°+1°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.87 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 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- 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
- 11:40 PM
- Moonset
- 10:33 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Montpelier at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 66°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 58472
15-Day Forecast — Montpelier
- Sat80°65°6%
- Sun88°61°2%
- Mon100°66°52%
- Tue74°62°63%
- Wed78°58°67%
- Thu82°57°14%
- Fri83°62°21%
- Sat80°59°21%
- Sun92°58°10%
- Mon77°60°10%
- Tue86°57°9%
- Wed98°61°17%
- Thu103°76°24%
- Fri83°65°6%
- Sat100°59°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 — Montpelier
SPC has placed Montpelier in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Montpelier
- 58472