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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
L 53°H 72°
Drake, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Rain
    96%
    47°41°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    19%
    43°38°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    19%
    48°36°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    17%
    66°35°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Rain
    24%
    54°49°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    18%
    69°44°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    20%
    80°52°
Drake, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 15 · pk 39 @ 4:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 144° from the e.
Drake, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
951.5
+0.7 mb in 3h · steady · 28.10 inHg
Now
951.5
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
+1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 950955
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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).

ZIP codes in Drake

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.