Bowman, North Dakota Weather
Lesser ripening, greater heat. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bowman weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Overcast22%—84°47°—
- WednesdayJun 17Light Drizzle24%0.01″62°55°-22°
- ThursdayJun 18Drizzle27%—68°48°+6°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle——72°48°+4°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast40%—73°50°+1°
- SundayJun 21Drizzle58%0.09″60°52°-13°
- MondayJun 22Overcast30%—73°53°+13°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.1 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 41. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 7.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 20
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h 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).
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- Moonrise
- 6:12 AM
- Moonset
- 10:12 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Lesser ripening, greater heat
Bowman at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Bowman
- Tue84°47°22%
- Wed62°55°24%
- Thu68°48°27%
- Fri72°48°3%
- Sat73°50°40%
- Sun60°52°58%
- Mon73°53°30%
- Tue81°51°28%
- Wed91°58°15%
- Thu95°63°24%
- Fri87°64°30%
- Sat95°65°30%
- Sun99°71°28%
- Mon78°60°30%
- Tue77°58°33%
- Wed82°57°35%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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 — Bowman
SPC has placed Bowman in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Bowman
- 58623