Oakes, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oakes weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——86°62°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——89°61°+3°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle46%—97°67°+8°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers59%—90°65°-7°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers70%—79°62°-11°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast14%—86°60°+7°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy21%—85°65°-1°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) 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 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) 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
- 11:37 PM
- Moonset
- 10:32 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Oakes at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 58474
16-Day Forecast — Oakes
- Sat86°62°8%
- Sun89°61°1%
- Mon97°67°46%
- Tue90°65°59%
- Wed79°62°70%
- Thu86°60°14%
- Fri85°65°21%
- Sat74°58°17%
- Sun89°54°7%
- Mon97°62°7%
- Tue98°71°9%
- Wed84°57°18%
- Thu98°59°25%
- Fri94°61°14%
- Sat94°65°16%
- Sun107°78°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 — Oakes
SPC has placed Oakes 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 Oakes
- 58474