Blanchard, North Dakota Weather
Lesser ripening, greater heat. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Blanchard weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Overcast43%—74°48°—
- WednesdayJun 17Drizzle50%0.11″67°55°-7°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast——63°49°-4°
- FridayJun 19Light Showers31%—70°50°+7°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——65°45°-5°
- SundayJun 21Overcast——66°45°+1°
- MondayJun 22Overcast17%—66°54°0°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 15.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 20.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 15.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 20.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 8:01 AM
- Moonset
- 11:37 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Lesser ripening, greater heat
Blanchard at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Blanchard
- Tue74°48°43%
- Wed67°55°50%
- Thu63°49°4%
- Fri70°50°31%
- Sat65°45°3%
- Sun66°45°8%
- Mon66°54°17%
- Tue70°51°26%
- Wed76°53°14%
- Thu85°60°13%
- Fri92°69°21%
- Sat75°55°31%
- Sun82°58°32%
- Mon76°61°20%
- Tue76°57°29%
- Wed86°58°27%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 17, 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 — Blanchard
SPC has placed Blanchard in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Blanchard
- 58009