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Bowdon, North Dakota Weather

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

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

Bowdon, ND
Saturday, July 4 at 6:44 AM
58
°
Clear
Feels like
60°
Humidity
95%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
12:47 AM
Sunset
4:38 PM
Bowdon, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBowdon, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 80°
Bowdon, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    80°58°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Mostly Clear
    89°63°+9°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Rain
    24%
    0.10″
    86°67°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    65%
    0.01″
    68°60°-18°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    65%
    76°53°+8°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    19%
    82°57°+6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    25%
    85°61°+3°
Bowdon, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
193° · veering 117°
Direction
SSW
193°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 17 @ 10:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 167SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Bowdon, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
950.8
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 28.08 inHg
Now
950.8
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
+1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 949952
945950955960-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW951.8949.3950.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Bowdon, ND
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
+2 in 6h

AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.95 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
11μg/m³
OzoneGood
24μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Bowdon, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
60 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
11:44 UTC · Bowdon, 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
11:44 UTC · Bowdon, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Bowdon, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bowdon, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bowdon, ND
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:08 AM
Sunrise
12:47 AM
Daylight
15h 51m
Sunset
4:38 PM
Civil dusk
10:19 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Bowdon, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:46 PM
Moonset
10:37 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Bowdon, ND
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bowdon at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 58418

15-Day Forecast — Bowdon

  1. Sat80°58°8%
  2. Sun89°63°4%
  3. Mon86°67°24%
  4. Tue68°60°65%
  5. Wed76°53°65%
  6. Thu82°57°19%
  7. Fri85°61°25%
  8. Sat76°57°25%
  9. Sun92°58°11%
  10. Mon74°61°11%
  11. Tue82°57°10%
  12. Wed97°62°16%
  13. Thu101°71°20%
  14. Fri82°61°16%
  15. Sat100°61°14%

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 — Bowdon

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Bowdon

  • 58418

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.