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Weather in Medora, North Dakota

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

Medora, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 4:02 AM
55
°
Overcast
Feels like
45°
Humidity
43%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
Medora, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
10p
54°
11p
52°
12a
52°
1a
51°
2a
51°
3a
49°
4a
49°
5a
50°
6a
55°
7a
59°
8a
61°
9a
65°
10a
67°
11a
67°
12p
69°
1p
69°
2p
69°
3p
70°
4p
70°
5p
69°
6p
67°
7p
61°
8p
54°
9p
L 49°H 70°
Medora, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    69°39°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    61°49°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    47°40°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    28%
    60°34°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    19%
    72°44°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    65°49°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    19%
    74°46°
Medora, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
109° · veering 78°
Direction
ESE
109°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
37
mph
Peak 24h
41
avg 10
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 10 · pk 41 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 37 — flags snap, branches bend.
Medora, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
926.3
+1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 27.35 inHg
Now
926.3
mb
3h
+1.3
mb
12h
-5.6
mb
24h
-3.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 923934
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Medora, ND
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.6 μg/m³
PM 10
2.9 μg/m³
NO₂
1.2 μg/m³
Ozone
84.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Medora, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:43 AM
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
3:00 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Medora, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:14 AM
Moonset
3:06 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Medora, 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 →

Medora at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 27 (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 Medora

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.