Plaza, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Plaza weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy——81°62°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast35%—89°61°+8°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle42%—82°66°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle57%—72°58°-10°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast57%—76°51°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle34%0.01″83°60°+7°
- FridayJul 10Clear34%—79°55°-4°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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 8.7 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 11:56 PM
- Moonset
- 10:46 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Plaza at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 64°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: June 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 58771
16-Day Forecast — Plaza
- Sat81°62°7%
- Sun89°61°35%
- Mon82°66°42%
- Tue72°58°57%
- Wed76°51°57%
- Thu83°60°34%
- Fri79°55°34%
- Sat76°50°16%
- Sun86°56°8%
- Mon94°70°8%
- Tue81°62°20%
- Wed84°54°15%
- Thu79°63°19%
- Fri87°56°13%
- Sat95°67°13%
- Sun96°70°12%
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 — Plaza
SPC has placed Plaza 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 Plaza
- 58771