Wishek, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wishek weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——81°59°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——89°59°+8°
- MondayJul 6Showers46%—96°66°+7°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers68%0.04″85°64°-11°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers68%0.04″76°59°-9°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast20%—82°58°+6°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear22%—82°63°0°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 12.7 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.94 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.7 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 10:38 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Wishek at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below 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 code: 58495
16-Day Forecast — Wishek
- Sat81°59°9%
- Sun89°59°2%
- Mon96°66°46%
- Tue85°64°68%
- Wed76°59°68%
- Thu82°58°20%
- Fri82°63°22%
- Sat74°56°19%
- Sun85°53°6%
- Mon97°64°7%
- Tue96°68°11%
- Wed84°57°10%
- Thu94°63°26%
- Fri90°61°14%
- Sat96°65°13%
- Sun103°74°19%
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 — Wishek
SPC has placed Wishek 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 Wishek
- 58495