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Tappen, North Dakota Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 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 7:09 AM
60
°
Clear
Feels like
63°
Humidity
98%
Wind
1 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 60 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 82°
Tappen, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Foggy
    82°59°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    91°62°+9°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    33%
    89°69°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Showers
    69%
    1.1″
    78°62°-11°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    69%
    0.04″
    75°58°-3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    15%
    81°58°+6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    23%
    80°58°-1°
Tappen, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
338° · backing 119°
Direction
NNW
338°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 6 · pk 22 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 156SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Tappen, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
952.4
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 28.12 inHg
Now
952.4
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
+1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 951953
945950955960-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW953.1950.8952.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Tappen, ND
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
0 in 6h

AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.95 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneGood
30μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Tappen, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
10%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
64 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
12:09 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
12:09 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
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:45 PM
Moonset
10:37 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Tappen, ND
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Tappen 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: 58487

16-Day Forecast — Tappen

  1. Sat82°59°8%
  2. Sun91°62°2%
  3. Mon89°69°33%
  4. Tue78°62°69%
  5. Wed75°58°69%
  6. Thu81°58°15%
  7. Fri80°58°23%
  8. Sat73°54°23%
  9. Sun81°53°9%
  10. Mon93°66°9%
  11. Tue91°70°9%
  12. Wed80°54°13%
  13. Thu87°62°19%
  14. Fri82°58°10%
  15. Sat79°63°13%
  16. Sun98°76°17%

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 — 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.