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Bowdon, North Dakota Weather

Prairie lightning bugs rise. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bowdon weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Bowdon, ND
Thursday, June 4 at 8:26 AM
57
°
Clear
Feels like
55°
Humidity
83%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
9:30 PM
Bowdon, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBowdon, ND: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 76 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 76°
Bowdon, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    76°56°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    0.03″
    77°58°+1°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    83°59°+6°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Thunderstorm
    51%
    88°66°+5°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    56%
    78°55°-10°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    40%
    87°62°+9°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    40%
    93°69°+6°
Bowdon, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
203° · veering 52°
Direction
SSW
203°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 7 · pk 14 @ 6:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 175SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 52° from the ssw.
Bowdon, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
948.2
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.00 inHg
Now
948.2
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
-4.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 948953
940945950955960-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW952.8947.9947.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Bowdon, ND
Air quality
28
AQI
Good
-13 in 6h

AQI 19 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 13 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 AM.

PM 2.5Good
2.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
40μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Bowdon, ND
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
33.8mi
UNLIMITED
93 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
08:26 UTC ·Bowdon, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
08:26 UTC ·Bowdon, ND · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Bowdon, ND
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bowdon, ND
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bowdon, ND
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:06 AM
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Daylight
15h 47m
Sunset
9:30 PM
Civil dusk
3:11 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Bowdon, ND
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
5:37 AM
Moonset
2:15 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Bowdon, ND
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bowdon at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 31 (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 4, 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 — Bowdon

SPC has placed Bowdon 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 Bowdon

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.