Kensal, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kensal weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle16%0.01″83°60°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——87°65°+4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast36%—86°66°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast67%—70°58°-16°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast67%—75°55°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle29%0.02″72°58°-3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle29%—72°58°0°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 0.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³ (AQI 25) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:58 PM
- Moonset
- 11:46 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Kensal at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 58455
16-Day Forecast — Kensal
- Sat83°60°16%
- Sun87°65°1%
- Mon86°66°36%
- Tue70°58°67%
- Wed75°55°67%
- Thu72°58°29%
- Fri72°58°29%
- Sat77°54°13%
- Sun90°61°10%
- Mon82°65°10%
- Tue82°60°11%
- Wed90°62°15%
- Thu94°68°16%
- Fri79°59°19%
- Sat86°58°15%
- Sun74°55°19%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Kensal
SPC has placed Kensal 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 Kensal
- 58455