Bismarck, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bismarck weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——86°61°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——96°62°+10°
- MondayJul 6Overcast17%—89°72°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers70%0.13″80°64°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers70%0.04″77°58°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle26%—82°59°+5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle26%—83°58°+1°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 26.0 µg/m³ (AQI 82) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 0 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 26.0 µg/m³ (AQI 82) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 0 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
- 11:49 PM
- Moonset
- 10:42 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Bismarck at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 58501, 58503, 58504, 58505
16-Day Forecast — Bismarck
- Sat86°61°6%
- Sun96°62°3%
- Mon89°72°17%
- Tue80°64°70%
- Wed77°58°70%
- Thu82°59°26%
- Fri83°58°26%
- Sat77°55°19%
- Sun87°55°7%
- Mon99°69°9%
- Tue92°65°11%
- Wed84°56°11%
- Thu89°63°17%
- Fri88°59°18%
- Sat98°65°23%
- Sun105°74°23%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Bismarck
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 — Bismarck
SPC has placed Bismarck in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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 Bismarck
- 58505
- 58504
- 58501
- 58503
- 58507