Valley City, North Dakota Weather
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Valley City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——87°63°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——89°65°+2°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle54%0.01″90°67°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle74%—75°60°-15°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast74%—76°56°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle24%—74°58°-2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle24%—74°60°0°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 19 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 0.2 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 41 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 0.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:55 PM
- Moonset
- 11:43 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Valley 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: 58072
16-Day Forecast — Valley City
- Sat87°63°7%
- Sun89°65°1%
- Mon90°67°54%
- Tue75°60°74%
- Wed76°56°74%
- Thu74°58°24%
- Fri74°60°24%
- Sat79°56°13%
- Sun89°60°8%
- Mon83°66°9%
- Tue83°61°11%
- Wed93°63°11%
- Thu98°69°18%
- Fri80°62°19%
- Sat88°60°17%
- Sun74°57°18%
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 — 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