Wales, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wales weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy13%—78°57°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast47%—84°62°+6°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail59%—79°65°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle33%0.02″67°57°-12°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast33%—73°52°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle15%—73°57°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle27%—72°56°-1°
AQI 28 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 8.7 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
- 11:44 PM
- Moonset
- 10:30 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Wales at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 58281
16-Day Forecast — Wales
- Sat78°57°13%
- Sun84°62°47%
- Mon79°65°59%
- Tue67°57°33%
- Wed73°52°33%
- Thu73°57°15%
- Fri72°56°27%
- Sat70°55°27%
- Sun74°52°14%
- Mon82°62°13%
- Tue82°64°12%
- Wed74°53°18%
- Thu74°59°19%
- Fri77°55°16%
- Sat82°58°23%
- Sun86°64°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 — Wales
SPC includes Wales in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Wales
- 58281