Balta, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Balta weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy——81°60°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——90°61°+9°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle37%—85°68°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle50%—73°60°-12°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast50%—76°55°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast35%—81°58°+5°
- FridayJul 10Clear35%—77°56°-4°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.96 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 5.2 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- 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
- 11:49 PM
- Moonset
- 10:37 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Balta at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 62°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: June 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 58313
16-Day Forecast — Balta
- Sat81°60°6%
- Sun90°61°9%
- Mon85°68°37%
- Tue73°60°50%
- Wed76°55°50%
- Thu81°58°35%
- Fri77°56°35%
- Sat74°52°26%
- Sun81°53°9%
- Mon92°66°9%
- Tue80°67°13%
- Wed82°54°17%
- Thu81°61°19%
- Fri82°56°13%
- Sat88°62°9%
- Sun94°71°21%
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 — Balta
SPC includes Balta 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 Balta
- 58313