Wales, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wales weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——80°57°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——84°64°+4°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle36%0.02″79°60°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast32%—69°54°-10°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast32%—73°53°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle38%0.06″68°56°-5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast38%—71°56°+3°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 0.7 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 40 now. With UV 0.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 0.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:59 PM
- Moonset
- 11:45 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Wales at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above 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
- Sat79°57°6%
- Sun84°63°9%
- Mon79°60°36%
- Tue69°54°32%
- Wed73°53°32%
- Thu68°56°38%
- Fri71°56°38%
- Sat75°54°13%
- Sun85°62°9%
- Mon75°60°9%
- Tue77°56°7%
- Wed80°59°19%
- Thu88°65°16%
- Fri72°53°10%
- Sat76°57°17%
- Sun66°52°13%
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 — Wales
SPC has placed Wales 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 Wales
- 58281