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

Dickinson, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 5:14 AM
50
°
Overcast
Feels like
40°
Humidity
47%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:14 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
Dickinson, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
11p
51°
12a
50°
1a
50°
2a
49°
3a
49°
4a
48°
5a
48°
6a
53°
7a
57°
8a
60°
9a
64°
10a
66°
11a
67°
12p
68°
1p
69°
2p
69°
3p
69°
4p
69°
5p
68°
6p
66°
7p
60°
8p
55°
9p
50°
10p
L 48°H 69°
Dickinson, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    64°37°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    55%
    51°41°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    27%
    43°39°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    27%
    59°37°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    18%
    69°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    20%
    59°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    18%
    73°44°
Dickinson, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
103° · veering 163°
Direction
ESE
103°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
37
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 12
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 37 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 16 mph with gusts pulsing to 37 — flags snap, branches bend.
Dickinson, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
919.3
+1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 27.15 inHg
Now
919.3
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
-5.3
mb
24h
-3.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 917927
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Dickinson, ND
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.0 μg/m³
PM 10
1.1 μg/m³
NO₂
1.9 μg/m³
Ozone
70.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Dickinson, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:40 AM
Sunrise
5:14 AM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
2:57 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Dickinson, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:11 AM
Moonset
3:03 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Dickinson, 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 →

Dickinson at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°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).

ZIP codes in Dickinson

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.