Jud, North Dakota Weather
Prairie lightning bugs rise. Day 78 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Jud weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 5Overcast15%—78°60°—
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——85°59°+7°
- SundayJun 7Thunderstorm——87°65°+2°
- MondayJun 8Drizzle48%0.02″77°61°-10°
- TuesdayJun 9Thunderstorm32%—91°60°+14°
- WednesdayJun 10Overcast32%—86°66°-5°
- ThursdayJun 11Drizzle25%0.06″73°56°-13°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 13 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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
- 5:55 AM
- Moonset
- 3:26 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Jud at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 25 (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 — Jud
SPC has placed Jud in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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.