Benedict, North Dakota Weather
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Benedict weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Light Drizzle43%0.01″66°51°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast29%—70°46°+4°
- WednesdayJun 17Rain89%0.19″63°50°-7°
- ThursdayJun 18Light Drizzle26%—64°50°+1°
- FridayJun 19Overcast15%—70°48°+6°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast15%—73°51°+3°
- SundayJun 21Light Drizzle27%0.03″65°50°-8°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 1.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 42
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- windy
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 5:39 AM
- Moonset
- 10:13 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Toward the solstice glow
Benedict at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Benedict
- Mon66°51°43%
- Tue70°46°29%
- Wed63°50°89%
- Thu64°50°26%
- Fri70°48°15%
- Sat73°51°15%
- Sun65°50°27%
- Mon69°53°19%
- Tue68°50°17%
- Wed74°51°14%
- Thu74°52°17%
- Fri70°53°19%
- Sat76°58°32%
- Sun57°52°23%
- Mon73°48°14%
- Tue75°51°25%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 — Benedict
SPC has placed Benedict in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Benedict
- 58716