Weather in Alexander, North Dakota
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Alexander, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 5:10 AM
52
°
Overcast
Feels like
39°
Humidity
41%
Wind
19 mph
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Sunset
9:28 PM
Alexander, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
12a
56°
1a
54°
2a
53°
3a
52°
4a
51°
5a
50°
6a
49°
7a
53°
8a
57°
9a
60°
10a
63°
11a
65°
12p
65°
1p
64°
2p
65°
3p
67°
4p
66°
5p
64°
6p
61°
7p
61°
8p
57°
9p
52°
10p
49°
11p
Alexander, ND
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Light Rain37%53°42°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle21%44°39°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast21%60°36°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle13%72°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle13%61°48°
- FridayMay 22Overcast19%74°45°
- SaturdayMay 23Overcast19%83°54°
Alexander, ND
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Alexander, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
104° · veering 91°
Direction
ESE
104°
Sustained
19
mph
Gust
39
mph
Peak 24h
45
avg 13
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Alexander, ND
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 2.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 68.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Alexander, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:39 AM
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Daylight
15h 15m
Sunset
9:28 PM
Civil dusk
3:05 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Alexander, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:10 AM
- Moonset
- 3:11 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Alexander, ND
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Alexander at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Cool-season window is open
As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).