Cannon Ball, North Dakota Weather
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Cannon Ball weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast14%—78°55°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast14%—82°57°+4°
- SaturdayJun 6Mostly Clear——87°60°+5°
- SundayJun 7Thunderstorm49%—95°68°+8°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers49%—80°57°-15°
- TuesdayJun 9Thunderstorm32%0.15″97°66°+17°
- WednesdayJun 10Overcast32%—99°74°+2°
PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI down 15 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.
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 5.0 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 5:36 AM
- Moonset
- 2:24 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Cannon Ball at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 24 (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 — Cannon Ball
SPC has placed Cannon Ball in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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.