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Weather in Flaxton, North Dakota

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

Flaxton, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 3:56 AM
51
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
41°
Humidity
45%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
9:26 PM
Flaxton, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
10p
57°
11p
57°
12a
56°
1a
55°
2a
54°
3a
53°
4a
51°
5a
50°
6a
49°
7a
53°
8a
56°
9a
59°
10a
61°
11a
65°
12p
66°
1p
66°
2p
65°
3p
58°
4p
64°
13%
5p
64°
21%
6p
56°
15%
7p
56°
21%
8p
53°
15%
9p
L 49°H 66°
Flaxton, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    59°28°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    88%
    48°38°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Snow
    13%
    40°35°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    10%
    53°34°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    14%
    66°40°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    21%
    62°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    21%
    71°43°
Flaxton, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
109° · veering 161°
Direction
ESE
109°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
29
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 13
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 13 · pk 36 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 29 — flags snap, branches bend.
Flaxton, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
942.1
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 27.82 inHg
Now
942.1
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
+2.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 939945
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Flaxton, ND
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.4 μg/m³
PM 10
4.4 μg/m³
NO₂
1.7 μg/m³
Ozone
61.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Flaxton, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:29 AM
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Daylight
15h 21m
Sunset
9:26 PM
Civil dusk
3:05 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Flaxton, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:58 AM
Moonset
3:11 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Flaxton, 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 →

Flaxton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 8 (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 Flaxton

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.