Wales, North Dakota Weather
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Wales weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Mostly Clear——74°55°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast11%—69°54°-5°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——81°57°+12°
- SundayJun 7Thunderstorm59%0.01″85°64°+4°
- MondayJun 8Heavy Showers59%1.2″77°63°-8°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Showers45%—81°65°+4°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm47%0.02″78°67°-3°
Ozone at AQI 34 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Levels should ease through evening.
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 34 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 1.2 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 34
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: 6°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.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Wales
SPC has placed Wales in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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.