Zap, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Zap weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——86°58°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain14%0.07″97°63°+11°
- MondayJul 6Overcast30%—85°69°-12°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Rain63%0.07″70°61°-15°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast57%—82°61°+12°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle20%—87°61°+5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast19%—74°58°-13°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 0.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 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 50 now. With UV 0.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 0.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.6 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- 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
- 12:11 AM
- Moonset
- 12:00 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Zap at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 22°F above 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°58°5%
- Sun97°63°14%
- Mon85°69°30%
- Tue70°61°63%
- Wed82°61°57%
- Thu87°61°20%
- Fri74°58°19%
- Sat86°56°12%
- Sun110°67°4%
- Mon91°70°7%
- Tue99°63°9%
- Wed107°70°11%
- Thu103°68°13%
- Fri88°59°13%
- Sat91°60°11%
- Sun82°57°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 — Zap
SPC has placed Zap 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 Zap
- 58580