Westhope, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Westhope weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy17%—77°59°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast55%—88°62°+11°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle71%—81°63°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle38%0.01″66°57°-15°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast38%—77°51°+11°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle34%—82°57°+5°
- FridayJul 10Clear34%—75°54°-7°
AQI 27 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) 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 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) 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
- 11:54 PM
- Moonset
- 10:40 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Westhope at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°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: 58793
16-Day Forecast — Westhope
- Sat77°59°17%
- Sun88°62°55%
- Mon81°63°71%
- Tue66°57°38%
- Wed77°51°38%
- Thu82°57°34%
- Fri75°54°34%
- Sat74°51°21%
- Sun82°53°10%
- Mon89°67°10%
- Tue83°61°14%
- Wed80°54°14%
- Thu76°60°11%
- Fri82°56°10%
- Sat91°61°11%
- Sun90°67°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 — Westhope
SPC has placed Westhope in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe 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 Westhope
- 58793