Benedict, North Dakota Weather
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Benedict weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——79°59°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast21%—88°61°+9°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers47%0.06″83°66°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle61%—73°59°-10°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast61%—75°52°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle36%—80°59°+5°
- FridayJul 10Clear36%—79°55°-1°
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 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 11:52 PM
- Moonset
- 10:42 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Benedict at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 58716
16-Day Forecast — Benedict
- Sat79°59°9%
- Sun88°61°21%
- Mon83°66°47%
- Tue73°59°61%
- Wed75°52°61%
- Thu80°59°36%
- Fri79°55°36%
- Sat75°51°23%
- Sun83°53°9%
- Mon94°68°11%
- Tue82°64°18%
- Wed84°54°15%
- Thu82°61°19%
- Fri85°56°14%
- Sat89°64°10%
- Sun98°70°14%
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 — Benedict
SPC includes Benedict 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 Benedict
- 58716