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Weather in Maxbass, North Dakota

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

Maxbass, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 4:04 AM
48
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
40°
Humidity
49%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Sunset
9:20 PM
Maxbass, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
11p
60°
12a
59°
1a
59°
2a
59°
3a
57°
4a
55°
5a
53°
6a
54°
7a
57°
8a
59°
9a
62°
10a
66°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
70°
2p
69°
3p
65°
4p
63°
21%
5p
60°
20%
6p
64°
13%
7p
61°
11%
8p
59°
18%
9p
54°
10p
L 53°H 70°
Maxbass, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    59°32°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    85%
    48°40°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    40°37°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    51°36°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    14%
    67°37°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Rain
    27%
    57°49°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    17%
    69°44°
Maxbass, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
111° · veering 170°
Direction
ESE
111°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
34
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 34 @ 4:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 170° from the ese.
Maxbass, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
957.7
+0.3 mb in 3h · falling · 28.28 inHg
Now
957.7
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
+3.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 955960
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Maxbass, ND
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.5 μg/m³
PM 10
0.5 μg/m³
NO₂
1.6 μg/m³
Ozone
55.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Maxbass, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:25 AM
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Daylight
15h 19m
Sunset
9:20 PM
Civil dusk
2:59 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Maxbass, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:54 AM
Moonset
3:05 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Maxbass, 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 →

Maxbass at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°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 Maxbass

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.