Zap, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Zap weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——86°57°—
- SundayJul 5Partly Cloudy18%—96°63°+10°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers38%—86°68°-10°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers63%—76°62°-10°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast63%—79°57°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle35%0.02″87°61°+8°
- FridayJul 10Clear35%—85°58°-2°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.95 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 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
- 10:47 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Zap at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 58580
16-Day Forecast — Zap
- Sat86°57°5%
- Sun96°63°18%
- Mon86°68°38%
- Tue76°62°63%
- Wed79°57°63%
- Thu87°61°35%
- Fri85°58°35%
- Sat80°54°18%
- Sun91°58°10%
- Mon102°71°8%
- Tue86°67°13%
- Wed89°58°15%
- Thu87°66°19%
- Fri91°57°8%
- Sat102°68°10%
- Sun105°72°16%
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 — Zap
SPC includes Zap 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 Zap
- 58580