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Weather in Hope, North Dakota

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

Hope, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 5:13 AM
44
°
Clear
Feels like
37°
Humidity
47%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
9:03 PM
Hope, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
12a
62°
1a
60°
2a
58°
3a
58°
4a
58°
5a
56°
6a
58°
7a
63°
8a
67°
9a
71°
10a
74°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
78°
2p
78°
3p
79°
4p
78°
5p
76°
6p
74°
7p
70°
8p
63°
9p
59°
10p
57°
11p
L 56°H 79°
Hope, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Light Rain
    77%
    57°40°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    74%
    48°40°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    74%
    45°38°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    63°36°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    55°47°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    15%
    70°51°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    20%
    79°52°
Hope, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
072° · veering 144°
Direction
ENE
072°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 12
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 12 · pk 35 @ 7:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 144° from the ene.
Hope, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
969.0
+2.0 mb in 3h · steady · 28.61 inHg
Now
969.0
mb
3h
+2.0
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
+5.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 964970
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Hope, ND
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.5 μg/m³
PM 10
0.5 μg/m³
NO₂
1.9 μg/m³
Ozone
53.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Hope, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:18 AM
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Daylight
15h 12m
Sunset
9:03 PM
Civil dusk
2:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Hope, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:48 AM
Moonset
2:43 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Hope, 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 →

Hope at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 20°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 30 (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 Hope

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.