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Tappen, North Dakota Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Tappen weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Tappen, ND
Saturday, July 4 at 9:20 PM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
53%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:50 AM
Sunset
4:35 PM
Tappen, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastTappen, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 91°
Tappen, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Foggy
    88°59°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    91°63°+3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    0.03″
    87°71°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    75%
    73°61°-14°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    75%
    77°55°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    0.01″
    78°58°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    71°59°-7°
Tappen, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
149° · backing 15°
Direction
SSE
149°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 4 · pk 13 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2212SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Tappen, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
953.5
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 28.16 inHg
Now
953.5
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-0.8
mb
24h
+2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 951956
945950955960-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW955.5951.2953.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Tappen, ND
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
+6 in 6h

AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
5.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
82μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 9

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.83
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Tappen, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
75.0mi
UNLIMITED
107 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
02:20 UTC · Tappen, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
02:20 UTC · Tappen, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Tappen, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Tappen, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Tappen, ND
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:11 AM
Sunrise
12:50 AM
Daylight
15h 45m
Sunset
4:35 PM
Civil dusk
10:16 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Tappen, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
12:02 AM
Moonset
11:50 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Tappen, ND
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Tappen at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above 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: 58487

16-Day Forecast — Tappen

  1. Sat88°59°8%
  2. Sun91°63°1%
  3. Mon87°71°30%
  4. Tue73°61°75%
  5. Wed77°55°75%
  6. Thu78°58°36%
  7. Fri71°59°36%
  8. Sat78°54°17%
  9. Sun94°63°7%
  10. Mon85°66°8%
  11. Tue85°61°11%
  12. Wed96°64°17%
  13. Thu100°68°19%
  14. Fri81°60°13%
  15. Sat88°59°11%
  16. Sun77°56°13%

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 — Tappen

SPC has placed Tappen 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 Tappen

  • 58487

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.