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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
L 45°H 71°
Scranton, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    69°38°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Drizzle
    47%
    61°46°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    52%
    48°39°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    33%
    60°32°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    72°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    17%
    64°48°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    73°47°
Scranton, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 13 · pk 40 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 38 — flags snap, branches bend.
Scranton, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
907.9
+1.7 mb in 3h · steady · 26.81 inHg
Now
907.9
mb
3h
+1.7
mb
12h
-5.1
mb
24h
-3.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 905917
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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).

ZIP codes in Scranton

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.