Balfour, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Balfour weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy——80°60°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——91°61°+11°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle38%—85°66°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast59%—67°58°-18°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast59%—78°53°+11°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle35%—86°58°+8°
- FridayJul 10Overcast35%—84°60°-2°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 8.3 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:50 PM
- Moonset
- 10:40 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Balfour at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 58712
15-Day Forecast — Balfour
- Sat81°58°5%
- Sun91°61°9%
- Mon85°66°38%
- Tue67°58°59%
- Wed78°53°59%
- Thu86°58°35%
- Fri84°60°35%
- Sat77°57°25%
- Sun91°58°9%
- Mon76°62°9%
- Tue84°58°16%
- Wed98°62°19%
- Thu98°71°23%
- Fri85°59°11%
- Sat103°62°8%
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 — Balfour
SPC includes Balfour 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 Balfour
- 58712