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Valley City, North Dakota Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Valley City, ND
Saturday, July 4 at 7:05 AM
64
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
92%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:43 AM
Sunset
4:29 PM
Valley City, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastValley City, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 83°
Valley City, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    16%
    83°63°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Clear
    89°63°+6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    54%
    93°67°+4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Showers
    60%
    0.08″
    79°62°-14°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Showers
    71%
    1.2″
    75°59°-4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    13%
    82°59°+7°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    21%
    79°64°-3°
Valley City, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
351° · backing 76°
Direction
N
351°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 6
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 6 · pk 16 @ 8:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 112SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 76° from the n.
Valley City, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
970.5
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 28.66 inHg
Now
970.5
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
+0.9
mb
24h
+1.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 969971
965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW970.9969.1970.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Valley City, ND
Air quality
29
AQI
Good
-6 in 6h

AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
3.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneGood
25μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.2
Valley City, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
3%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
26.9mi
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
12:05 UTC · Valley City, 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
12:05 UTC · Valley City, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Valley City, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Valley City, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Valley City, ND
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:05 AM
Sunrise
12:43 AM
Daylight
15h 46m
Sunset
4:29 PM
Civil dusk
10:09 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Valley City, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:39 PM
Moonset
10:30 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Valley City, ND
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Valley 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: 58072

16-Day Forecast — Valley City

  1. Sat83°63°16%
  2. Sun89°63°1%
  3. Mon93°67°54%
  4. Tue79°62°60%
  5. Wed75°59°71%
  6. Thu82°59°13%
  7. Fri79°64°21%
  8. Sat70°57°23%
  9. Sun79°54°12%
  10. Mon93°60°12%
  11. Tue91°69°10%
  12. Wed79°58°20%
  13. Thu89°59°26%
  14. Fri80°58°10%
  15. Sat79°62°18%
  16. Sun98°70°24%

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 — Valley City

SPC has placed Valley 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 Valley City

  • 58072

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.