Weather in Minot, North Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Minot, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 4:01 AM
48
°
Overcast
Feels like
40°
Humidity
53%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
9:19 PM
Minot, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
11p
63°
12a
62°
1a
60°
2a
59°
3a
58°
4a
57°
5a
55°
6a
55°
7a
58°
8a
62°
9a
65°
10a
68°
11a
70°
12p
71°
1p
71°
2p
70°
3p
70°
4p
65°
11%
5p
64°
13%
6p
66°
20%
7p
65°
8p
61°
9p
56°
10p
Minot, ND
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—60°35°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain84%48°41°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle—42°38°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—52°33°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast17%67°38°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle31%54°49°
- FridayMay 22Overcast16%71°43°
Minot, ND
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Minot, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
095° · veering 154°
Direction
E
095°
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Minot, ND
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 57.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Minot, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:28 AM
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Daylight
15h 16m
Sunset
9:19 PM
Civil dusk
2:57 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Minot, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:57 AM
- Moonset
- 3:04 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Minot, ND
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Minot at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 4 (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).