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Blanchard, North Dakota Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Blanchard weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Blanchard, ND
Saturday, July 4 at 7:02 AM
64
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
90%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:38 AM
Sunset
4:28 PM
Blanchard, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBlanchard, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 81°
Blanchard, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    0.02″
    81°63°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Clear
    86°63°+5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    T-storm w/ Hail
    55%
    0.06″
    88°67°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Showers
    55%
    0.77″
    78°61°-10°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Rain
    67%
    0.12″
    76°58°-2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    13%
    80°59°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    21%
    78°62°-2°
Blanchard, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
006° · backing 46°
Direction
N
006°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 16 @ 2:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 212SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Blanchard, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.6
+0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 28.96 inHg
Now
980.6
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
+1.0
mb
24h
+0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980981
975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW981.0979.5980.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Blanchard, ND
Air quality
25
AQI
Good
-9 in 6h

AQI 25 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
3.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneGood
24μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3
Blanchard, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
11%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.9mi
UNLIMITED
76 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
12:02 UTC · Blanchard, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
12:02 UTC · Blanchard, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Blanchard, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Blanchard, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Blanchard, ND
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:59 AM
Sunrise
12:38 AM
Daylight
15h 50m
Sunset
4:28 PM
Civil dusk
10:09 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Blanchard, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:36 PM
Moonset
10:26 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Blanchard, ND
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Blanchard at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 64°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 58009

16-Day Forecast — Blanchard

  1. Sat81°63°18%
  2. Sun86°63°1%
  3. Mon88°67°55%
  4. Tue78°61°55%
  5. Wed76°58°67%
  6. Thu80°59°13%
  7. Fri78°62°21%
  8. Sat71°57°29%
  9. Sun77°53°13%
  10. Mon86°59°13%
  11. Tue87°68°8%
  12. Wed78°56°17%
  13. Thu85°58°15%
  14. Fri80°56°13%
  15. Sat79°60°16%
  16. Sun94°71°19%

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 — Blanchard

SPC has placed Blanchard in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Blanchard

  • 58009

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.