Weather in Dawson, North Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dawson, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 2:58 AM
51
°
Clear
Feels like
43°
Humidity
44%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
9:08 PM
Dawson, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
9p
62°
10p
59°
11p
57°
12a
55°
1a
54°
2a
52°
3a
51°
4a
51°
5a
50°
6a
50°
7a
56°
8a
60°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
70°
12p
72°
1p
73°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
73°
5p
72°
6p
71°
7p
69°
8p
Dawson, ND
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—61°43°
- SundayMay 17Rain98%48°43°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle65%45°39°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle65%48°37°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast10%65°36°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle30%61°50°
- FridayMay 22Overcast26%70°45°
Dawson, ND
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Dawson, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
078° · veering 166°
Direction
ENE
078°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 10
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
Dawson, ND
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 64.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Dawson, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:28 AM
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
9:08 PM
Civil dusk
2:45 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Dawson, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:58 AM
- Moonset
- 2:50 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Dawson, ND
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Dawson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°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).