New Salem, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
New Salem weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast14%—85°58°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——95°65°+10°
- MondayJul 6Overcast21%—89°72°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers69%—76°62°-13°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers69%0.03″77°57°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle32%—82°58°+5°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear32%—85°57°+3°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30) with a 0.93 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 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 11:52 PM
- Moonset
- 10:45 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
New Salem at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°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: 58563
16-Day Forecast — New Salem
- Sat85°58°14%
- Sun95°65°5%
- Mon89°72°21%
- Tue76°62°69%
- Wed77°57°69%
- Thu82°58°32%
- Fri85°57°32%
- Sat78°55°21%
- Sun88°56°7%
- Mon99°69°7%
- Tue88°67°12%
- Wed84°57°12%
- Thu88°62°18%
- Fri86°58°10%
- Sat98°65°8%
- Sun105°72°14%
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 — New Salem
SPC has placed New Salem 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 New Salem
- 58563