Weather in Des Lacs, North Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Des Lacs, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 4:06 AM
46
°
Overcast
Feels like
38°
Humidity
60%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
9:20 PM
Des Lacs, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
11p
61°
12a
60°
1a
59°
2a
58°
3a
57°
4a
55°
5a
53°
6a
53°
7a
56°
8a
59°
9a
62°
10a
65°
11a
68°
12p
69°
1p
68°
2p
68°
3p
67°
4p
62°
13%
5p
61°
14%
6p
64°
21%
7p
63°
8p
59°
9p
55°
10p
Des Lacs, ND
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—58°32°
- SundayMay 17Rain87%45°39°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle17%40°36°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast17%52°34°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast16%65°38°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Rain30%52°47°
- FridayMay 22Overcast16%70°42°
Des Lacs, ND
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Des Lacs, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
100° · veering 159°
Direction
E
100°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
38
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
Des Lacs, ND
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 59.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Des Lacs, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:29 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.
Des Lacs, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:58 AM
- Moonset
- 3:05 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Des Lacs, ND
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Des Lacs at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°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).