Sheldon, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sheldon weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast13%—85°64°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——88°62°+3°
- MondayJul 6Showers49%0.01″99°67°+11°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers61%—83°64°-16°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers75%0.63″78°61°-5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast18%—84°59°+6°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear17%—82°65°-2°
AQI 36 (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 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:36 PM
- Moonset
- 10:29 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Sheldon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 65°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: 58068
16-Day Forecast — Sheldon
- Sat85°64°13%
- Sun88°62°1%
- Mon99°67°49%
- Tue83°64°61%
- Wed78°61°75%
- Thu84°59°18%
- Fri82°65°17%
- Sat71°58°21%
- Sun81°54°13%
- Mon97°61°13%
- Tue95°65°8%
- Wed81°59°18%
- Thu96°59°29%
- Fri88°60°11%
- Sat89°64°13%
- Sun106°73°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 — Sheldon
SPC has placed Sheldon 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 Sheldon
- 58068