Velva, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Velva weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——80°61°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast16%—91°61°+11°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle47%0.05″86°68°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle57%—75°60°-11°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast57%—77°53°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast35%—84°60°+7°
- FridayJul 10Clear35%—80°56°-4°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
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
- 11:52 PM
- Moonset
- 10:41 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Velva at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 62°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: June 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 58790
16-Day Forecast — Velva
- Sat80°61°8%
- Sun91°61°16%
- Mon86°68°47%
- Tue75°60°57%
- Wed77°53°57%
- Thu84°60°35%
- Fri80°56°35%
- Sat77°51°21%
- Sun85°55°8%
- Mon97°71°9%
- Tue83°66°18%
- Wed86°55°15%
- Thu84°63°19%
- Fri87°56°14%
- Sat93°64°10%
- Sun99°72°14%
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 — Velva
SPC has placed Velva in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Velva
- 58790