Weather in Columbus, North Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Columbus, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 2:57 AM
54
°
Overcast
Feels like
45°
Humidity
39%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Sunset
9:27 PM
Columbus, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
9p
59°
10p
56°
11p
57°
12a
56°
1a
55°
2a
54°
3a
53°
4a
50°
5a
49°
6a
49°
7a
53°
8a
56°
9a
58°
10a
62°
11a
65°
12p
66°
1p
65°
2p
65°
3p
62°
4p
62°
13%
5p
64°
23%
6p
58°
18%
7p
56°
15%
8p
Columbus, ND
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—60°28°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain85%49°38°
- MondayMay 18Light Snow14%41°36°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—55°36°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast15%66°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle15%61°48°
- FridayMay 22Overcast20%72°45°
Columbus, ND
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Columbus, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
113° · veering 159°
Direction
ESE
113°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 13
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Columbus, ND
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 3.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 67.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Columbus, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:30 AM
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Daylight
15h 20m
Sunset
9:27 PM
Civil dusk
3:06 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Columbus, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:00 AM
- Moonset
- 3:13 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Columbus, ND
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Columbus at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 8 (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).