Tower City, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Tower City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast11%—83°63°—
- SundayJul 5Mostly Clear——87°62°+4°
- MondayJul 6Showers52%—93°67°+6°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers58%0.08″77°62°-16°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers70%0.80″75°59°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast14%—81°59°+6°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear18%—79°64°-2°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³ (AQI 25) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 4.5 µg/m³ (AQI 25) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:37 PM
- Moonset
- 10:29 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Tower City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 64°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 58071
16-Day Forecast — Tower City
- Sat83°63°11%
- Sun87°62°1%
- Mon93°67°52%
- Tue77°62°58%
- Wed75°59°70%
- Thu81°59°14%
- Fri79°64°18%
- Sat70°57°24%
- Sun78°54°14%
- Mon95°60°14%
- Tue90°68°9%
- Wed79°59°16%
- Thu89°58°26%
- Fri80°58°10%
- Sat81°61°17%
- Sun98°70°27%
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 — Tower City
SPC has placed Tower City in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Tower City
- 58071