Heat Advisory — Towner, ND, Cavalier, ND, Benson, ND, Ramsey, ND, Eddy, ND, Nelson, ND, Griggs, ND, Barnes, ND, Ransom, ND, Sargent, ND, Richland, ND, Western Walsh County, ND, Pembina, ND, Eastern Walsh County, ND, Grand Forks, ND, Steele, ND, Traill, ND, Cass, ND 9:00 PM

Benson County, North Dakota, United States

Last updated: 5:18 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
36°C
Feels like 36°
Mostly Cloudy
▲ 38°  /  ▼ 19°
Wind
12 mph SSW
Humidity
32%
Dew Point
18°
Pressure
28.13 inHg
Visibility
9 mi
UV Index
5.0
Cloud Cover
73%
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
9:17 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Benson County is currently mostly cloudy at 35°C. Precipitation is likely — peak probability 51% around 11 PM. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 1907 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:10AM · Sunset: 9:17PM.

Alerts

Heat Advisory
Towner, ND, Cavalier, ND, Benson, ND, Ramsey, ND, Eddy, ND, Nelson, ND, Griggs, ND, Barnes, ND, Ransom, ND, Sargent, ND, Richland, ND, Western Walsh County, ND, Pembina, ND, Eastern Walsh County, ND, Grand Forks, ND, Steele, ND, Traill, ND, Cass, ND
Expires 9:00 PM
67 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
36°
20%
6 PM
33°
30%
7 PM
32°
27%
8 PM
29°
30%
9 PM
28°
35%
10 PM
27°
41%
11 PM
27°
50%
12 AM
26°
44%
1 AM
25°
32%
2 AM
24°
33%
3 AM
23°
25%
4 AM
23°
22%
5 AM
22°
22%
6 AM
20°
25%
7 AM
20°
34%
8 AM
21°
36%
9 AM
22°
47%
10 AM
23°
47%
11 AM
24°
37%
12 PM
24°
38%
1 PM
26°
41%
2 PM
27°
41%
3 PM
27°
41%
4 PM
27°
42%
7-Day Forecast
Today
38° 19°
Mostly Cloudy with a 50% chance of rain.
Thu
32° 20°
Mostly Cloudy with a 40% chance of rain.
Fri
29° 13°
Clear.
Sat
32° 16°
Clear with a 49% chance of rain.
Sun
38° 19°
Mostly Clear with a 69% chance of rain.
Mon
30° 14°
Drizzle, 82% chance.
Tue
24° 12°
Mostly Clear with a 20% chance of rain.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 36° Mostly Cloudy 20% 12 mph SSW 32%
6 PM 33° Overcast 30% 12 mph S 39%
7 PM 32° Overcast 27% 12 mph SSE 44%
8 PM 29° Mostly Cloudy 30% 9 mph SSE 46%
9 PM 28° Mostly Cloudy 35% 6 mph SSE 49%
10 PM 27° Overcast 41% 6 mph WSW 53%
11 PM 27° Overcast 50% 4 mph SSW 58%
12 AM 26° Overcast 44% 6 mph S 62%
1 AM 25° Overcast 32% 8 mph SSW 65%
2 AM 24° Overcast 33% 9 mph SW 65%
3 AM 23° Overcast 25% 8 mph SW 66%
4 AM 23° Overcast 22% 7 mph SW 69%
5 AM 22° Mostly Cloudy 22% 5 mph SW 73%
6 AM 20° Mostly Cloudy 25% 4 mph SW 77%
7 AM 20° Mostly Cloudy 34% 5 mph SSW 79%
8 AM 21° Mostly Cloudy 36% 4 mph SE 75%
9 AM 22° Overcast 47% 7 mph E 70%
10 AM 23° Overcast 47% 6 mph ENE 65%
11 AM 24° Overcast 37% 6 mph NNE 62%
12 PM 24° Overcast 38% 6 mph NNE 59%
1 PM 26° Overcast 41% 6 mph NNE 56%
2 PM 27° Mostly Cloudy 41% 6 mph NNE 54%
3 PM 27° Partly Cloudy 41% 7 mph NNE 53%
4 PM 27° Partly Cloudy 42% 9 mph NNE 52%
15-Day Forecast
Today
7/29
Mostly Cloudy
50%
19°
38°
Thu
7/30
Mostly Cloudy
40%
20°
32°
Fri
7/31
Clear
7%
13°
29°
Sat
8/1
Clear
49%
16°
32°
Sun
8/2
Mostly Clear
69%
19°
38°
Mon
8/3
Drizzle
82%
14°
30°
Tue
8/4
Mostly Clear
20%
12°
24°
Wed
8/5
Clear
43%
11°
26°
Thu
8/6
Mostly Cloudy
43%
13°
28°
Fri
8/7
Partly Cloudy
49%
14°
29°
Sat
8/8
Drizzle
46%
11°
28°
Sun
8/9
Drizzle
60%
15°
27°
Mon
8/10
Drizzle
60%
15°
28°
Tue
8/11
Clear
60%
16°
29°
Wed
8/12
Clear
60%
17°
31°
67
Moderate
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: PM2.5
50 100 150 200

Air quality is acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
Dominant
67 AQI 17.7 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
50 AQI 55 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Thu 67 Moderate 50 67
Fri 66 Moderate 43 66
Sat 58 Moderate 33 58
About the Air Quality Index
0–50 Good
51–100 Moderate
101–150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
151–200 Unhealthy
201–300 Very Unhealthy
301–500 Hazardous

The U.S. AQI runs 0–500. The overall value equals the highest individual pollutant sub-index, and the dominant pollutant is the one driving it. PM2.5 (fine particles) is reported in µg/m³ and ozone (O3) in ppb. Forecast source: NWS NAQFC.

1000850700500400300250200150100 -40-30-20-10010203040 0.41247101624 LCLLFCEL0°C Temperature (°C) Pressure (hPa)
Temp Dewpoint Parcel (SB) CAPE CIN Dry adiabat Moist adiabat Mixing ratio
RAP
Valid Wed Jul 29, 21:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE2311 J/kg
MLCAPE2364 J/kg
MUCAPE2619 J/kg
SBCIN0 J/kg
MLCIN-0 J/kg
Lifted Index-7.3
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear28 kt
0–1 km Shear6 kt
Eff. Shear27 kt
0–1 km SRH16
0–3 km SRH-6
Eff. SRH-6
Storm Motion241° @ 27 kt
0–1 km EHI0.2
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index37.7
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.48 in
0–3 km LR8.8 °C/km
700–500 LR7.5 °C/km
Total Totals57.8
LCL739 hPa
LFC953 hPa
EL194 hPa
Freezing Lvl13,488 ft