Fort Ransom, North Dakota Weather
Lesser ripening, greater heat. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fort Ransom weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 17Light Rain56%0.28″67°57°—
- ThursdayJun 18Light Rain11%0.11″66°53°-1°
- FridayJun 19Drizzle41%0.07″68°51°+2°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——69°47°+1°
- SundayJun 21Overcast15%—67°45°-2°
- MondayJun 22Light Drizzle16%—72°49°+5°
- TuesdayJun 23Light Drizzle16%—78°56°+6°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.6 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 7.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 8:08 AM
- Moonset
- 11:36 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Lesser ripening, greater heat
Fort Ransom at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Fort Ransom
- Wed67°57°56%
- Thu66°53°11%
- Fri68°51°41%
- Sat69°47°6%
- Sun67°45°15%
- Mon72°49°16%
- Tue78°56°16%
- Wed85°59°7%
- Thu76°64°16%
- Fri77°60°26%
- Sat75°59°29%
- Sun78°60°47%
- Mon82°63°32%
- Tue82°64°19%
- Wed78°64°26%
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 — Fort Ransom
SPC has placed Fort Ransom in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Fort Ransom
- 58033