Stanley, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Stanley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy21%—81°62°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle52%0.03″90°60°+9°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle52%—81°62°-9°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle55%0.02″70°58°-11°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast52%—76°50°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle35%—83°60°+7°
- FridayJul 10Clear35%—77°55°-6°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 15.2 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 during the projected peak around 6 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.2 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- 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
- 11:58 PM
- Moonset
- 10:47 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Stanley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 63°F — typical for the season
- 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
- Sat81°62°21%
- Sun90°60°52%
- Mon81°62°52%
- Tue70°58°55%
- Wed76°50°52%
- Thu83°60°35%
- Fri77°55°35%
- Sat74°50°12%
- Sun85°56°10%
- Mon90°69°10%
- Tue79°61°19%
- Wed83°55°11%
- Thu79°62°13%
- Fri84°56°6%
- Sat94°64°7%
- Sun94°69°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 — Stanley
SPC has placed Stanley in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe 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 Stanley
- 58784