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Weather in Ruso, North Dakota

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

Ruso, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 5:24 AM
45
°
Overcast
Feels like
35°
Humidity
57%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
9:17 PM
Ruso, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
12a
58°
1a
57°
2a
56°
3a
54°
4a
53°
5a
52°
6a
52°
7a
56°
8a
60°
9a
63°
10a
67°
11a
69°
12p
69°
1p
69°
2p
70°
3p
68°
4p
68°
5p
62°
6p
63°
7p
63°
8p
60°
9p
57°
10p
52°
11p
L 52°H 70°
Ruso, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Rain
    91%
    46°40°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    41°36°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    15%
    50°34°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    65°36°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Rain
    24%
    52°48°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    18%
    69°42°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    19%
    79°53°
Ruso, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
099° · veering 140°
Direction
E
099°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
41
avg 14
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 14 · pk 41 @ 5:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 28 — flags snap, branches bend.
Ruso, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
936.4
+0.4 mb in 3h · falling · 27.65 inHg
Now
936.4
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-3.3
mb
24h
+0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 935941
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Ruso, ND
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.2 μg/m³
PM 10
0.3 μg/m³
NO₂
2.0 μg/m³
Ozone
55.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Ruso, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:28 AM
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Daylight
15h 15m
Sunset
9:17 PM
Civil dusk
2:54 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ruso, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:58 AM
Moonset
3:00 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Ruso, 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 →

Ruso at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 2 (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 Ruso

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.