Stanley, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Stanley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy21%—82°62°—
- SundayJul 5Showers31%0.14″92°61°+10°
- MondayJul 6Overcast23%—79°62°-13°
- TuesdayJul 7Rain51%0.26″62°56°-17°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast51%—75°56°+13°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers26%0.01″80°58°+5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast17%—71°55°-9°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.89 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 5 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 12:14 AM
- Moonset
- 12:02 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Stanley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 58784
16-Day Forecast — Stanley
- Sat82°62°21%
- Sun92°61°31%
- Mon79°62°23%
- Tue62°56°51%
- Wed75°56°51%
- Thu80°58°26%
- Fri71°55°17%
- Sat80°54°13%
- Sun94°65°9%
- Mon83°64°9%
- Tue87°62°7%
- Wed98°67°12%
- Thu94°65°11%
- Fri81°54°6%
- Sat83°60°12%
- Sun75°53°17%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Stanley
SPC has placed Stanley 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 Stanley
- 58784