Riverdale, North Dakota Weather
Toward the solstice glow. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Riverdale weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Light Drizzle21%0.02″69°53°—
- TuesdayJun 16Rain83%0.21″72°49°+3°
- WednesdayJun 17Drizzle87%0.31″62°53°-10°
- ThursdayJun 18Light Drizzle25%—65°47°+3°
- FridayJun 19Overcast11%—70°50°+5°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast19%—72°53°+2°
- SundayJun 21Overcast28%—73°50°+1°
AQI 25 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~91%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 2.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 5:42 AM
- Moonset
- 10:12 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Toward the solstice glow
Riverdale at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Riverdale
- Mon69°53°21%
- Tue72°49°83%
- Wed62°53°87%
- Thu65°47°25%
- Fri70°50°11%
- Sat72°53°19%
- Sun73°50°28%
- Mon61°48°17%
- Tue77°55°17%
- Wed70°58°14%
- Thu71°60°17%
- Fri76°61°32%
- Sat76°56°26%
- Sun80°58°26%
- Mon80°59°20%
- Tue92°65°19%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 — Riverdale
SPC has placed Riverdale in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- 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 Riverdale
- 58531
- 58565