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

Mountain, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 5:08 AM
46
°
Overcast
Feels like
37°
Humidity
53%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
9:08 PM
Mountain, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
12a
65°
1a
63°
2a
62°
3a
61°
4a
61°
5a
59°
6a
59°
7a
61°
8a
63°
9a
65°
10a
68°
11a
70°
12p
73°
1p
74°
2p
74°
3p
73°
4p
72°
5p
70°
6p
70°
7p
67°
8p
63°
9p
59°
14%
10p
57°
11p
L 57°H 74°
Mountain, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Rain
    71%
    57°36°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    46°39°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    46°38°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    64°36°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    37%
    56°45°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    19%
    62°50°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    79°50°
Mountain, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
054° · veering 91°
Direction
NE
054°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 12
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 12 · pk 26 @ 6:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 91° from the ne.
Mountain, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
975.5
-0.5 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.81 inHg
Now
975.5
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
+7.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 968976
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Mountain, ND
Air quality
29
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.6 μg/m³
PM 10
1.6 μg/m³
NO₂
3.2 μg/m³
Ozone
48.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Mountain, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:12 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
15h 21m
Sunset
9:08 PM
Civil dusk
2:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mountain, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:42 AM
Moonset
2:51 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Mountain, 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 →

Mountain at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°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 Mountain

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.