Bowbells, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bowbells weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle56%0.01″82°61°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast22%—87°64°+5°
- MondayJul 6Overcast19%—76°62°-11°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle26%0.05″66°55°-10°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast23%—76°51°+10°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm36%0.06″71°58°-5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast19%—74°55°+3°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 17.4 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 17.4 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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
- 12:14 AM
- Moonset
- 12:01 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Bowbells at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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
- Sat82°61°56%
- Sun87°64°22%
- Mon76°62°19%
- Tue66°55°26%
- Wed76°51°23%
- Thu71°58°36%
- Fri74°55°19%
- Sat79°54°15%
- Sun92°67°11%
- Mon82°62°9%
- Tue84°62°10%
- Wed97°66°21%
- Thu95°65°26%
- Fri80°52°13%
- Sat82°59°18%
- Sun74°52°19%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 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 Bowbells
- 58721