Balfour, North Dakota Weather
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Balfour weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 5Overcast12%—79°55°—
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——86°58°+7°
- SundayJun 7Thunderstorm61%—94°69°+8°
- MondayJun 8Showers62%—77°54°-17°
- TuesdayJun 9Showers49%—94°61°+17°
- WednesdayJun 10Overcast49%—79°65°-15°
- ThursdayJun 11Overcast36%—70°54°-9°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 6 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.
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
- 6:07 AM
- Moonset
- 3:29 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Balfour at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 3 (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 — Balfour
SPC has placed Balfour 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.