Fessenden, North Dakota Weather
Lesser ripening, greater heat. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fessenden weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Light Drizzle32%0.01″74°46°—
- WednesdayJun 17Rain42%0.50″62°56°-12°
- ThursdayJun 18Light Rain30%0.07″64°48°+2°
- FridayJun 19Drizzle15%0.04″64°49°0°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——71°47°+7°
- SundayJun 21Overcast25%—68°50°-3°
- MondayJun 22Light Drizzle25%0.05″67°51°-1°
AQI 23 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.5 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 37. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~90%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 2.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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
- 6:48 AM
- Moonset
- 11:05 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Lesser ripening, greater heat
Fessenden at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Fessenden
- Tue74°46°32%
- Wed62°56°42%
- Thu64°48°30%
- Fri64°49°15%
- Sat71°47°3%
- Sun68°50°25%
- Mon67°51°25%
- Tue77°48°22%
- Wed84°59°14%
- Thu80°60°13%
- Fri74°54°22%
- Sat74°58°39%
- Sun77°61°39%
- Mon78°56°40%
- Tue75°59°26%
- Wed74°62°29%
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 — Fessenden
SPC has placed Fessenden 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 Fessenden
- 58438