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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
L 49°H 65°
Ray, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Rain
    65%
    49°39°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Foggy
    22%
    41°36°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    22%
    57°36°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    68°42°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    18%
    57°48°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    19%
    73°44°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    21%
    81°53°
Ray, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 12 · pk 39 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 32 — flags snap, branches bend.
Ray, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
927.7
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 27.39 inHg
Now
927.7
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
-5.3
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 926934
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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).

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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.