Weather in Richardton, North Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Richardton, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 5:21 AM
50
°
Overcast
Feels like
39°
Humidity
48%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:12 AM
Sunset
8:18 PM
Richardton, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
11p
52°
12a
51°
1a
50°
2a
50°
3a
50°
4a
48°
5a
49°
6a
52°
7a
57°
8a
60°
9a
63°
10a
66°
11a
67°
12p
68°
1p
68°
2p
69°
3p
69°
4p
68°
5p
68°
6p
65°
7p
59°
8p
55°
9p
51°
10p
Richardton, ND
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—64°39°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain79%49°41°
- MondayMay 18Light Snow24%44°39°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast23%57°36°
- WednesdayMay 20Heavy Drizzle19%69°39°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers19%57°45°
- FridayMay 22Overcast20%74°43°
Richardton, ND
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Richardton, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
104° · veering 165°
Direction
ESE
104°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
37
mph
Peak 24h
40
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Richardton, ND
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 66.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Richardton, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:38 AM
Sunrise
5:12 AM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
8:18 PM
Civil dusk
2:55 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Richardton, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:09 AM
- Moonset
- 3:01 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Richardton, ND
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Richardton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 27 (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).