Alsen, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Alsen weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——81°58°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——85°63°+4°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle36%0.02″79°61°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast42%—70°54°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast42%—74°54°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle37%0.05″68°57°-6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast37%—72°57°+4°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 5.7 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- 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
- 11:59 PM
- Moonset
- 11:46 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Alsen at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above 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
- Sat81°58°7%
- Sun85°63°7%
- Mon79°61°36%
- Tue70°54°42%
- Wed74°54°42%
- Thu68°57°37%
- Fri72°57°37%
- Sat75°54°14%
- Sun85°62°9%
- Mon76°61°9%
- Tue78°56°8%
- Wed82°60°18%
- Thu89°66°18%
- Fri74°54°11%
- Sat77°58°11%
- Sun66°53°17%
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 — 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