Weather in Scranton, North Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Scranton, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 5:04 AM
52
°
Overcast
Feels like
42°
Humidity
43%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:18 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Scranton, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
49°
11p
48°
12a
47°
1a
46°
2a
46°
3a
45°
4a
45°
5a
46°
6a
51°
7a
58°
8a
62°
9a
63°
10a
66°
11a
68°
12p
69°
1p
70°
2p
70°
3p
71°
4p
70°
5p
69°
6p
66°
7p
62°
8p
55°
9p
52°
10p
Scranton, ND
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—69°38°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Drizzle47%61°46°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Drizzle52%48°39°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast33%60°32°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle14%72°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle17%64°48°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle20%73°47°
Scranton, ND
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Scranton, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
114° · backing 169°
Direction
ESE
114°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
38
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
Scranton, ND
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 2.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 80.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Scranton, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:44 AM
Sunrise
5:18 AM
Daylight
15h 01m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
2:55 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Scranton, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:17 AM
- Moonset
- 3:01 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Scranton, ND
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Scranton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 23 (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).