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Weather in Beach, North Dakota

High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Beach, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 5:08 AM
53
°
Overcast
Feels like
39°
Humidity
42%
Wind
24 mph
Sunrise
5:19 AM
Sunset
8:25 PM
Beach, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
11p
50°
12a
49°
1a
49°
2a
48°
3a
47°
4a
47°
5a
48°
6a
52°
7a
56°
8a
59°
9a
62°
10a
63°
11a
64°
12p
65°
1p
66°
2p
66°
3p
67°
4p
67°
5p
65°
6p
64°
7p
60°
8p
53°
9p
50°
10p
L 47°H 67°
Beach, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    66°37°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    58°44°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    45°39°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    33%
    58°32°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    19%
    70°44°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    19%
    65°48°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    20%
    72°47°
Beach, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
118° · veering 123°
Direction
ESE
118°
Sustained
24
mph
Gust
44
mph
Peak 24h
44
avg 14
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
avg 14 · pk 44 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 24 mph with gusts pulsing to 44 — flags snap, branches bend.
Beach, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
908.3
+0.9 mb in 3h · steady · 26.82 inHg
Now
908.3
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
-4.9
mb
24h
-4.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 907917
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Beach, ND
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.4 μg/m³
PM 10
2.7 μg/m³
NO₂
1.1 μg/m³
Ozone
81.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Beach, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:44 AM
Sunrise
5:19 AM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
8:25 PM
Civil dusk
3:02 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Beach, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:16 AM
Moonset
3:08 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Beach, ND
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

High country wildflowers peak

bird
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Beach at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 28 (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 Beach

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.