Weather in Drake, North Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Drake, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 5:14 AM
45
°
Clear
Feels like
36°
Humidity
56%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
9:15 PM
Drake, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
12a
61°
1a
59°
2a
58°
3a
57°
4a
56°
5a
55°
6a
55°
7a
59°
8a
63°
9a
66°
10a
70°
11a
71°
12p
72°
1p
72°
2p
72°
3p
71°
4p
72°
5p
62°
11%
6p
65°
7p
64°
8p
62°
9p
56°
10p
53°
11p
Drake, ND
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Rain96%47°41°
- MondayMay 18Overcast19%43°38°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast19%48°36°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast17%66°35°
- ThursdayMay 21Rain24%54°49°
- FridayMay 22Overcast18%69°44°
- SaturdayMay 23Overcast20%80°52°
Drake, ND
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Drake, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
095° · veering 144°
Direction
E
095°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
39
avg 15
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
Drake, ND
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 54.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Drake, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:25 AM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
15h 16m
Sunset
9:15 PM
Civil dusk
2:52 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Drake, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:55 AM
- Moonset
- 2:58 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Drake, ND
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Drake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 3 (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).