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Weather in St. John, North Dakota

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

St. John, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 5:11 AM
39
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
31°
Humidity
67%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
9:17 PM
St. John, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
12a
57°
1a
56°
2a
56°
3a
55°
4a
54°
5a
52°
6a
52°
7a
54°
8a
55°
9a
58°
10a
61°
11a
63°
12p
65°
1p
66°
2p
67°
3p
67°
4p
64°
5p
62°
17%
6p
58°
24%
7p
57°
26%
8p
54°
12%
9p
50°
10p
48°
11p
L 48°H 67°
St. John, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Light Snow
    90%
    49°35°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    39°34°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Snow Shwrs
    10%
    44°34°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    11%
    62°32°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    42%
    57°45°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Foggy
    18%
    61°48°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    25%
    77°48°
St. John, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
084° · veering 135°
Direction
E
084°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 12
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 12 · pk 29 @ 7:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 135° from the e.
St. John, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
941.5
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 27.80 inHg
Now
941.5
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-3.0
mb
24h
+4.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 937945
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
St. John, ND
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.4 μg/m³
PM 10
0.4 μg/m³
NO₂
1.9 μg/m³
Ozone
49.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
St. John, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:18 AM
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Daylight
15h 24m
Sunset
9:17 PM
Civil dusk
2:54 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
St. John, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:48 AM
Moonset
3:01 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
St. John, 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 →

St. John at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 24°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 9 (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 St. John

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.