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Weather in Rolette, North Dakota

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

Rolette, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 5:08 AM
42
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
34°
Humidity
56%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
9:16 PM
Rolette, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
12a
59°
1a
58°
2a
58°
3a
57°
4a
55°
5a
54°
6a
54°
7a
57°
8a
58°
9a
61°
10a
65°
11a
67°
12p
69°
1p
70°
2p
70°
3p
68°
4p
64°
17%
5p
63°
22%
6p
59°
16%
7p
60°
17%
8p
58°
12%
9p
55°
10p
52°
11p
L 52°H 70°
Rolette, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Light Snow
    88%
    50°40°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Foggy
    11%
    41°36°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    46°36°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    13%
    65°34°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    39%
    56°46°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    17%
    65°48°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    79°50°
Rolette, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
082° · veering 153°
Direction
E
082°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 13
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 33 @ 6:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 153° from the e.
Rolette, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
953.3
+0.1 mb in 3h · falling · 28.15 inHg
Now
953.3
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-2.8
mb
24h
+4.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 949956
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Rolette, ND
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.3 μg/m³
PM 10
0.3 μg/m³
NO₂
1.7 μg/m³
Ozone
52.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Rolette, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:20 AM
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Daylight
15h 21m
Sunset
9:16 PM
Civil dusk
2:53 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rolette, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:50 AM
Moonset
3:00 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Rolette, 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 →

Rolette at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 21°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 7 (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 Rolette

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.