White Shield, North Dakota Weather
Prairie lightning bugs rise. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
White Shield weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast14%—75°51°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast30%—81°55°+6°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——91°58°+10°
- SundayJun 7Showers60%0.12″93°67°+2°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle60%—80°57°-13°
- TuesdayJun 9Drizzle43%0.06″90°64°+10°
- WednesdayJun 10Foggy43%—74°64°-16°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 5 by mid-afternoon.
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 32 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 5 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 6:11 AM
- Moonset
- 3:35 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
White Shield at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: June 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 5, 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 has placed White Shield in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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.