Steele, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Steele weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——82°59°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——88°61°+6°
- MondayJul 6Overcast31%—89°69°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers69%0.98″79°63°-10°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers69%0.04″75°58°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast16%—81°58°+6°
- FridayJul 10Clear21%—81°58°0°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 13.0 µg/m³ (AQI 58) 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.0 µg/m³ (AQI 58) 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
- 11:46 PM
- Moonset
- 10:39 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Steele at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 58482
16-Day Forecast — Steele
- Sat82°59°6%
- Sun88°61°2%
- Mon89°69°31%
- Tue79°63°69%
- Wed75°58°69%
- Thu81°58°16%
- Fri81°58°21%
- Sat74°55°21%
- Sun83°53°9%
- Mon96°67°9%
- Tue92°68°10%
- Wed82°55°12%
- Thu89°63°14%
- Fri84°58°13%
- Sat88°64°14%
- Sun101°76°16%
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 — Steele
SPC has placed Steele in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Steele
- 58482