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

Burlington, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 1:47 AM
54
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
45°
Humidity
42%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
9:20 PM
Burlington, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
8p
69°
9p
68°
10p
65°
11p
62°
12a
61°
1a
60°
2a
58°
3a
58°
4a
56°
5a
54°
6a
54°
7a
57°
8a
61°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
69°
12p
71°
1p
70°
2p
69°
3p
69°
4p
65°
12%
5p
62°
13%
6p
65°
23%
7p
L 54°H 71°
Burlington, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    59°34°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    80%
    45°40°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    42°38°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    15%
    52°33°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    13%
    67°39°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    20%
    53°48°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    26%
    71°43°
Burlington, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
103° · backing 167°
Direction
ESE
103°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 12
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 12 · pk 30 @ 5:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 167° from the ese.
Burlington, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
952.7
+0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 28.13 inHg
Now
952.7
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
+4.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 948955
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Burlington, ND
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.5 μg/m³
PM 10
0.5 μg/m³
NO₂
1.0 μg/m³
Ozone
72.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.2 Low
Burlington, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:28 AM
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Daylight
15h 16m
Sunset
9:20 PM
Civil dusk
2:58 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Burlington, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:58 AM
Moonset
3:04 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Burlington, 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 →

Burlington at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 5 (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 Burlington

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.