Blacktail, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Blacktail weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain51%0.07″83°57°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast28%—90°62°+7°
- MondayJul 6Overcast28%—84°65°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers57%0.31″68°56°-16°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast49%—79°52°+11°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast22%—84°63°+5°
- FridayJul 10Clear20%—80°57°-4°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 17.1 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.93 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 17.1 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 12:04 AM
- Moonset
- 10:53 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Blacktail at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Blacktail
- Sat83°57°51%
- Sun90°62°28%
- Mon84°65°28%
- Tue68°56°57%
- Wed79°52°49%
- Thu84°63°22%
- Fri80°57°20%
- Sat79°53°10%
- Sun93°61°10%
- Mon94°72°7%
- Tue80°65°19%
- Wed90°58°13%
- Thu82°61°16%
- Fri88°60°7%
- Sat100°66°7%
- Sun96°75°10%
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 — Blacktail
SPC includes Blacktail in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Blacktail
- 58801