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

Gardena, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 5:13 AM
44
°
Clear
Feels like
35°
Humidity
56%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
9:19 PM
Gardena, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
12a
58°
1a
57°
2a
57°
3a
56°
4a
55°
5a
52°
6a
53°
7a
56°
8a
58°
9a
62°
10a
66°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
71°
2p
71°
3p
68°
4p
65°
16%
5p
65°
21%
6p
62°
10%
7p
64°
13%
8p
61°
11%
9p
56°
10p
52°
11p
L 52°H 71°
Gardena, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Rain
    88%
    51°40°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    42°38°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Snow Shwrs
    48°36°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    13%
    67°34°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Rain
    39%
    54°47°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    16%
    69°45°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    23%
    82°50°
Gardena, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
097° · veering 158°
Direction
E
097°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 13
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 13 · pk 37 @ 5:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 158° from the e.
Gardena, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
959.3
+0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 28.33 inHg
Now
959.3
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
+3.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 956962
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Gardena, ND
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.4 μg/m³
PM 10
0.5 μg/m³
NO₂
1.8 μg/m³
Ozone
53.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Gardena, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:22 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
15h 22m
Sunset
9:19 PM
Civil dusk
2:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Gardena, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:52 AM
Moonset
3:03 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Gardena, 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 →

Gardena at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 7 (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 Gardena

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.