Wahpeton, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wahpeton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Showers23%1.0″88°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——88°66°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast44%—90°66°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers47%—88°66°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers68%0.07″76°63°-12°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast21%—81°60°+5°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear19%—82°64°+1°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53) 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
- 11:32 PM
- Moonset
- 10:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Wahpeton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 58074, 58075, 58076
16-Day Forecast — Wahpeton
- Sat88°68°23%
- Sun88°66°3%
- Mon90°66°44%
- Tue88°66°47%
- Wed76°63°68%
- Thu81°60°21%
- Fri82°64°19%
- Sat71°60°25%
- Sun78°55°12%
- Mon86°58°12%
- Tue95°64°7%
- Wed80°60°23%
- Thu90°58°19%
- Fri86°63°6%
- Sat90°65°16%
- Sun104°72°23%
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 — Wahpeton
SPC has placed Wahpeton 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 Wahpeton
- 58075
- 58076