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Weather in Fort Totten, North Dakota

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

Fort Totten, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 1:47 AM
50
°
Clear
Feels like
42°
Humidity
42%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
9:09 PM
Fort Totten, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
8p
69°
9p
64°
10p
63°
11p
62°
12a
61°
1a
59°
2a
59°
3a
58°
4a
57°
5a
55°
6a
56°
7a
60°
8a
63°
9a
66°
10a
69°
11a
71°
12p
73°
1p
73°
2p
73°
3p
72°
4p
68°
5p
64°
15%
6p
61°
20%
7p
L 55°H 73°
Fort Totten, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    53°38°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    81%
    51°40°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    43°37°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    46°36°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    63°34°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    17%
    55°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    23%
    65°48°
Fort Totten, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
076° · veering 155°
Direction
ENE
076°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
39
avg 14
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 14 · pk 39 @ 7:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 155° from the ene.
Fort Totten, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
958.6
+0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 28.31 inHg
Now
958.6
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
+7.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 951959
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Fort Totten, ND
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.3 μg/m³
PM 10
0.3 μg/m³
NO₂
0.7 μg/m³
Ozone
67.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Fort Totten, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:20 AM
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Daylight
15h 14m
Sunset
9:09 PM
Civil dusk
2:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fort Totten, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:50 AM
Moonset
2:52 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Fort Totten, 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 →

Fort Totten at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°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 Fort Totten

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.