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Weather in Buxton, North Dakota

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

Buxton, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 1:02 AM
52
°
Clear
Feels like
44°
Humidity
47%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
9:00 PM
Buxton, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
8p
72°
9p
69°
10p
66°
11p
62°
12a
60°
1a
58°
2a
56°
3a
56°
4a
56°
5a
54°
6a
56°
7a
60°
8a
67°
9a
71°
10a
74°
11a
76°
12p
78°
1p
79°
2p
79°
3p
79°
4p
79°
5p
74°
6p
72°
7p
L 54°H 79°
Buxton, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    57°44°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    76%
    56°40°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    64%
    47°41°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    64%
    46°39°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    64°37°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    17%
    58°48°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    69°52°
Buxton, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
024° · veering 121°
Direction
NNE
024°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
12
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 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 121° from the nne.
Buxton, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.5
-0.4 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.95 inHg
Now
980.5
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
+9.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 971981
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Buxton, ND
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.3 μg/m³
PM 10
0.4 μg/m³
NO₂
0.8 μg/m³
Ozone
67.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Buxton, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:14 AM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
15h 11m
Sunset
9:00 PM
Civil dusk
2:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Buxton, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:44 AM
Moonset
2:42 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Buxton, 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 →

Buxton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 1 (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 Buxton

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.