Fessenden, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fessenden weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast11%—80°58°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——89°61°+9°
- MondayJul 6Rain23%0.19″84°66°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers57%—75°60°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle61%—76°54°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle24%0.01″80°58°+4°
- FridayJul 10Clear26%—79°57°-1°
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 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.
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 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
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
- 11:46 PM
- Moonset
- 10:36 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Fessenden at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 58438
16-Day Forecast — Fessenden
- Sat80°58°11%
- Sun89°61°5%
- Mon84°66°23%
- Tue75°60°57%
- Wed76°54°61%
- Thu80°58°24%
- Fri79°57°26%
- Sat73°53°26%
- Sun79°53°11%
- Mon92°65°11%
- Tue88°69°11%
- Wed80°55°16%
- Thu85°63°20%
- Fri83°56°16%
- Sat80°61°14%
- Sun95°73°16%
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 — Fessenden
SPC has placed Fessenden 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 Fessenden
- 58438