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——83°59°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——91°61°+8°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle38%0.02″84°68°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Rain48%0.11″73°59°-11°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast48%—75°56°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers27%0.06″72°59°-3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast27%—65°55°-7°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 58 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. 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 58 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 58
- UV peak
- 4.2 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 58
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- 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: 19°F above 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
16-Day Forecast — Balfour
- Sat83°59°8%
- Sun91°61°9%
- Mon84°68°38%
- Tue73°59°48%
- Wed75°56°48%
- Thu72°59°27%
- Fri65°55°27%
- Sat76°54°15%
- Sun83°57°6%
- Mon89°62°8%
- Tue95°69°10%
- Wed94°69°10%
- Thu85°59°13%
- Fri70°59°11%
- Sat83°57°19%
- Sun90°62°13%
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 has placed Balfour in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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