Great Bend, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Great Bend weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast22%—87°65°—
- SundayJul 5Mostly Clear——87°65°0°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle44%—91°67°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers49%—89°66°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers71%0.03″76°64°-13°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast21%—81°59°+5°
- FridayJul 10Foggy20%—83°65°+2°
AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.4 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.85 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 12.4 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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
- 11:32 PM
- Moonset
- 10:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Great Bend at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 67°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Great Bend
- Sat87°65°22%
- Sun87°65°4%
- Mon91°67°44%
- Tue89°66°49%
- Wed76°64°71%
- Thu81°59°21%
- Fri83°65°20%
- Sat71°59°23%
- Sun78°55°11%
- Mon89°58°11%
- Tue96°66°9%
- Wed81°60°17%
- Thu92°58°26%
- Fri88°62°16%
- Sat96°64°21%
- Sun105°73°26%
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 — Great Bend
SPC has placed Great Bend 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 Great Bend
- 58075