Forbes, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Forbes weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast10%—85°60°—
- SundayJul 5Mostly Clear——88°63°+3°
- MondayJul 6Showers52%0.04″98°65°+10°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers63%—90°65°-8°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers69%0.01″78°61°-12°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast14%—84°59°+6°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy17%—85°65°+1°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.91 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 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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
- 11:40 PM
- Moonset
- 10:35 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Forbes at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 58439
16-Day Forecast — Forbes
- Sat85°60°10%
- Sun88°63°0%
- Mon98°65°52%
- Tue90°65°63%
- Wed78°61°69%
- Thu84°59°14%
- Fri85°65°17%
- Sat75°59°17%
- Sun88°54°6%
- Mon96°64°6%
- Tue99°70°9%
- Wed85°60°14%
- Thu95°60°26%
- Fri93°61°10%
- Sat88°64°13%
- Sun107°73°19%
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 — Forbes
SPC has placed Forbes in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Forbes
- 58439