West Fargo, North Dakota Weather
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West Fargo weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——85°63°—
- SundayJul 5Partly Cloudy——88°65°+3°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers63%0.01″90°67°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers63%0.06″82°64°-8°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers73%0.30″79°60°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast12%—81°59°+2°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear13%—81°65°0°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.5 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 4.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 30 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 4.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 30
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.5 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
- 11:34 PM
- Moonset
- 10:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
West Fargo at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 58078
16-Day Forecast — West Fargo
- Sat85°63°6%
- Sun88°65°2%
- Mon90°67°63%
- Tue82°64°63%
- Wed79°60°73%
- Thu81°59°12%
- Fri81°65°13%
- Sat72°57°17%
- Sun79°54°12%
- Mon88°59°10%
- Tue94°64°10%
- Wed80°57°10%
- Thu91°58°16%
- Fri86°60°16%
- Sat87°63°27%
- Sun103°72°13%
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 — West Fargo
SPC has placed West Fargo in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 West Fargo
- 58078