Wales, North Dakota Weather
Prairie lightning bugs rise. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wales weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——72°55°—
- FridayJun 5Rain17%0.28″70°52°-2°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——81°57°+11°
- SundayJun 7Thunderstorm52%—84°66°+3°
- MondayJun 8Showers57%0.12″73°59°-11°
- TuesdayJun 9Thunderstorm41%0.51″84°58°+11°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm41%—83°63°-1°
Ozone at AQI 33 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 6.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 26 by mid-afternoon.
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 33 now. With UV 6.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 26 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 6.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 26
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 5:39 AM
- Moonset
- 2:05 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Wales at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 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.