Weather StoryAlmanac, microseasons, and the day's weather story.

Weather in Powers Lake, North Dakota

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

Powers Lake, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 1:47 AM
55
°
Overcast
Feels like
45°
Humidity
38%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Sunset
9:26 PM
Powers Lake, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
8p
63°
9p
63°
10p
59°
11p
58°
12a
56°
1a
54°
2a
54°
3a
53°
4a
52°
5a
50°
6a
50°
7a
53°
8a
57°
9a
59°
10a
62°
11a
65°
12p
66°
1p
64°
2p
64°
3p
55°
4p
60°
21%
5p
61°
21%
6p
64°
7p
L 50°H 67°
Powers Lake, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    60°30°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    84%
    49°38°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Snow
    21%
    41°34°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    21%
    55°36°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    17%
    65°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    17%
    55°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    24%
    72°43°
Powers Lake, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
115° · veering 165°
Direction
ESE
115°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 13
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 13 · pk 37 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 23 — flags snap, branches bend.
Powers Lake, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
933.0
+1.4 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 27.55 inHg
Now
933.0
mb
3h
+1.4
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
+4.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 928935
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Powers Lake, ND
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.3 μg/m³
PM 10
1.5 μg/m³
NO₂
0.9 μg/m³
Ozone
78.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.2 Low
Powers Lake, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:32 AM
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Daylight
15h 19m
Sunset
9:26 PM
Civil dusk
3:04 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Powers Lake, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:01 AM
Moonset
3:11 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Powers Lake, 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 →

Powers Lake at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 6 (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 Powers Lake

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.