Montpelier, North Dakota Weather
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Montpelier weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast12%—86°64°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——89°63°+3°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm49%—94°66°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers81%0.16″76°62°-18°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast81%—77°55°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle23%0.13″69°58°-8°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle23%0.02″71°59°+2°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 45 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 1.4 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 45
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- 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: 21°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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
16-Day Forecast — Montpelier
- Sat86°64°12%
- Sun89°63°2%
- Mon94°66°49%
- Tue76°62°81%
- Wed77°55°81%
- Thu69°58°23%
- Fri71°59°23%
- Sat78°54°17%
- Sun81°57°7%
- Mon86°60°8%
- Tue93°65°11%
- Wed93°69°11%
- Thu86°67°17%
- Fri77°64°25%
- Sat79°59°15%
- Sun86°58°19%
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