Bottineau, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bottineau weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy11%—79°60°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle43%0.02″90°63°+11°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle73%—81°64°-9°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Rain41%0.10″67°56°-14°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast41%—75°52°+8°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle35%0.12″80°56°+5°
- FridayJul 10Clear35%—74°53°-6°
AQI 24 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 5.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:51 PM
- Moonset
- 10:38 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Bottineau at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 61°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: June 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 58318
16-Day Forecast — Bottineau
- Sat79°60°11%
- Sun90°63°43%
- Mon81°64°73%
- Tue67°56°41%
- Wed75°52°41%
- Thu80°56°35%
- Fri74°53°35%
- Sat74°52°25%
- Sun80°52°10%
- Mon89°65°10%
- Tue79°63°13%
- Wed80°52°11%
- Thu76°60°10%
- Fri81°56°11%
- Sat90°60°16%
- Sun91°67°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 — Bottineau
SPC has placed Bottineau in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Bottineau
- 58318