Tower City, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Tower City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast12%—85°63°—
- SundayJul 5Mostly Clear——87°64°+2°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle59%—90°65°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle68%0.01″75°60°-15°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle68%—76°56°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle22%—76°58°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle22%—75°59°-1°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 19 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- 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
- 11:54 PM
- Moonset
- 11:42 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Tower City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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
- Sat85°63°12%
- Sun87°64°1%
- Mon90°65°59%
- Tue75°60°68%
- Wed76°56°68%
- Thu76°58°22%
- Fri75°59°22%
- Sat80°55°12%
- Sun89°59°8%
- Mon83°66°8%
- Tue83°60°11%
- Wed91°62°11%
- Thu99°69°13%
- Fri80°63°20%
- Sat88°60°17%
- Sun74°57°20%
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 — 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