Weather in Portland, North Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Portland, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 4:09 AM
46
°
Clear
Feels like
39°
Humidity
51%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
9:01 PM
Portland, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
11p
65°
12a
63°
1a
62°
2a
60°
3a
60°
4a
59°
5a
57°
6a
59°
7a
63°
8a
69°
9a
72°
10a
74°
11a
76°
12p
77°
1p
79°
2p
79°
3p
79°
4p
78°
5p
77°
6p
73°
7p
70°
8p
64°
9p
61°
10p
Portland, ND
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—59°46°
- SundayMay 17Rain78%58°40°
- MondayMay 18Rain60%49°41°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle60%46°39°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—64°37°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle27%57°48°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle15%71°51°
Portland, ND
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Portland, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
065° · veering 136°
Direction
ENE
065°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 11
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Portland, ND
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 52.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Portland, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:15 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
15h 11m
Sunset
9:01 PM
Civil dusk
2:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Portland, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:46 AM
- Moonset
- 2:43 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Portland, ND
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Portland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 31 (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).