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Cannon Ball, North Dakota Weather

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

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

Cannon Ball, ND
Saturday, July 4 at 7:37 AM
63
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
66°
Humidity
95%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
12:56 AM
Sunset
4:37 PM
Cannon Ball, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCannon Ball, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 87°
Cannon Ball, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Foggy
    87°61°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Clear
    96°62°+9°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    23%
    92°74°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Showers
    72%
    1.1″
    86°66°-6°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    72%
    0.06″
    78°60°-8°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    28%
    84°59°+6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    28%
    86°60°+2°
Cannon Ball, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
222° · veering 120°
Direction
SW
222°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 5
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 5 · pk 21 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 145SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Cannon Ball, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
953.5
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 28.16 inHg
Now
953.5
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-0.8
mb
24h
+1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 951954
945950955960-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW954.0950.9952.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Cannon Ball, ND
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 16.7 µg/m³ (AQI 65) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 2.5DRIVERModerate
16.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
18μg/m³
NO₂Good
11μg/m³
OzoneGood
41μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 16.7 µg/m³ (AQI 65) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
Cannon Ball, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
64%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
25.1mi
UNLIMITED
100 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
12:37 UTC · Cannon Ball, 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
12:37 UTC · Cannon Ball, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Cannon Ball, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Cannon Ball, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Cannon Ball, ND
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:18 AM
Sunrise
12:56 AM
Daylight
15h 41m
Sunset
4:37 PM
Civil dusk
10:17 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Cannon Ball, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:48 PM
Moonset
10:42 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Cannon Ball, ND
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cannon Ball at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 63°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 58528

16-Day Forecast — Cannon Ball

  1. Sat86°60°9%
  2. Sun96°62°2%
  3. Mon92°74°23%
  4. Tue86°66°72%
  5. Wed78°60°72%
  6. Thu84°59°28%
  7. Fri86°60°28%
  8. Sat78°59°23%
  9. Sun89°56°7%
  10. Mon102°70°7%
  11. Tue95°71°9%
  12. Wed86°59°18%
  13. Thu93°63°20%
  14. Fri92°62°11%
  15. Sat100°68°11%
  16. Sun106°76°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 — Cannon Ball

SPC has placed Cannon Ball 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 Cannon Ball

  • 58528
  • 58538

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.