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Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Apple Valley, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 4:02 AM
50
°
Overcast
Feels like
42°
Humidity
49%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
9:11 PM
Apple Valley, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
11p
57°
12a
55°
1a
53°
2a
52°
3a
51°
4a
52°
5a
52°
6a
53°
7a
57°
8a
60°
9a
64°
10a
68°
11a
70°
12p
72°
1p
73°
2p
74°
3p
74°
4p
74°
5p
73°
6p
71°
7p
68°
8p
62°
9p
56°
10p
L 51°H 74°
Apple Valley, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    63°41°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    88%
    49°44°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    43%
    44°39°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    43%
    51°38°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    20%
    69°36°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    21%
    65°50°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    19%
    72°44°
Apple Valley, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
093° · backing 172°
Direction
E
093°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 11
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
avg 11 · pk 37 @ 4:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 172° from the e.
Apple Valley, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
949.3
+1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 28.03 inHg
Now
949.3
mb
3h
+1.4
mb
12h
-3.9
mb
24h
+0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 947954
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Apple Valley, ND
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.4 μg/m³
PM 10
0.4 μg/m³
NO₂
2.3 μg/m³
Ozone
57.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Apple Valley, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:31 AM
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
9:11 PM
Civil dusk
2:48 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Apple Valley, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:02 AM
Moonset
2:53 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Apple Valley, ND
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Apple Valley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 27 (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).

ZIP codes in Apple Valley

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.