White Shield, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
White Shield weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——81°60°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast25%—90°60°+9°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle43%—84°67°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers59%—76°61°-8°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast59%—77°53°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle35%—85°59°+8°
- FridayJul 10Clear35%—82°56°-3°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 11.3 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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 11.3 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 11:55 PM
- Moonset
- 10:46 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
White Shield at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°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.
16-Day Forecast — White Shield
- Sat81°60°7%
- Sun90°60°25%
- Mon84°67°43%
- Tue76°61°59%
- Wed77°53°59%
- Thu85°59°35%
- Fri82°56°35%
- Sat78°51°18%
- Sun86°55°8%
- Mon99°69°10%
- Tue82°64°17%
- Wed86°55°15%
- Thu84°63°19%
- Fri89°56°8%
- Sat97°66°10%
- Sun102°70°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 — White Shield
SPC includes White Shield in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 White Shield
- 58775
- 58540