Bowbells, North Dakota Weather
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Bowbells weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle56%0.01″79°61°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Showers57%0.71″88°62°+9°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle57%—81°61°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Rain45%0.24″63°55°-18°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear45%—75°50°+12°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle31%—80°59°+5°
- FridayJul 10Clear31%—75°54°-5°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.7 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 during the projected peak around 5 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.7 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:58 PM
- Moonset
- 10:46 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Bowbells at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 63°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: 58721
16-Day Forecast — Bowbells
- Sat79°61°56%
- Sun88°62°57%
- Mon81°61°57%
- Tue63°55°45%
- Wed75°50°45%
- Thu80°59°31%
- Fri75°54°31%
- Sat74°49°14%
- Sun83°56°11%
- Mon89°67°11%
- Tue80°60°19%
- Wed83°55°11%
- Thu78°60°10%
- Fri82°56°3%
- Sat95°63°10%
- Sun91°70°23%
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 — Bowbells
SPC has placed Bowbells in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe 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 Bowbells
- 58721