Alsen, North Dakota Weather
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Alsen weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy——79°59°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast38%—85°62°+6°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm41%0.01″82°66°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle46%0.01″68°58°-14°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast46%—73°53°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast15%—75°57°+2°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear28%—73°56°-2°
AQI 28 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 8.7 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:44 PM
- Moonset
- 10:31 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Alsen at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 58311
16-Day Forecast — Alsen
- Sat79°59°9%
- Sun85°62°38%
- Mon82°66°41%
- Tue68°58°46%
- Wed73°53°46%
- Thu75°57°15%
- Fri73°56°28%
- Sat70°55°28%
- Sun75°53°13%
- Mon84°62°11%
- Tue81°64°14%
- Wed75°53°14%
- Thu75°58°19%
- Fri77°55°13%
- Sat81°59°18%
- Sun87°65°24%
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 — Alsen
SPC includes Alsen 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 Alsen
- 58311
- 58352
- 58338