Weather in Ray, North Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ray, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 5:08 AM
49
°
Overcast
Feels like
39°
Humidity
48%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
9:28 PM
Ray, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
12a
57°
1a
55°
2a
54°
3a
52°
4a
51°
5a
49°
6a
49°
7a
52°
8a
56°
9a
58°
10a
62°
11a
65°
12p
65°
1p
63°
2p
65°
3p
63°
4p
58°
17%
5p
61°
11%
6p
62°
20%
7p
60°
8p
57°
9p
53°
10p
50°
11p
Ray, ND
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Rain65%49°39°
- MondayMay 18Foggy22%41°36°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast22%57°36°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle18%68°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle18%57°48°
- FridayMay 22Overcast19%73°44°
- SaturdayMay 23Overcast21%81°53°
Ray, ND
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Ray, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
099° · veering 126°
Direction
E
099°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
32
mph
Peak 24h
39
avg 12
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Ray, ND
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 1.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 63.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Ray, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:35 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
15h 19m
Sunset
9:28 PM
Civil dusk
3:05 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ray, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:05 AM
- Moonset
- 3:11 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Ray, ND
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Ray at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 5 (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).