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

Steele, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 3:55 AM
48
°
Clear
Feels like
39°
Humidity
52%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
9:09 PM
Steele, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
10p
59°
11p
57°
12a
55°
1a
54°
2a
52°
3a
51°
4a
51°
5a
50°
6a
51°
7a
56°
8a
59°
9a
63°
10a
66°
11a
69°
12p
71°
1p
72°
2p
73°
3p
73°
4p
73°
5p
71°
6p
70°
7p
68°
8p
63°
9p
L 50°H 73°
Steele, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    60°42°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    98%
    47°43°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    69%
    44°38°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    69%
    50°37°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    17%
    66°35°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    61°50°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    22%
    71°44°
Steele, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
093° · veering 176°
Direction
E
093°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 11
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 11 · pk 36 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 23 — flags snap, branches bend.
Steele, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
943.7
-0.5 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 27.87 inHg
Now
943.7
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-4.0
mb
24h
+1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 941948
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Steele, ND
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.3 μg/m³
PM 10
0.3 μg/m³
NO₂
1.8 μg/m³
Ozone
60.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Steele, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:28 AM
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
9:09 PM
Civil dusk
2:45 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Steele, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:59 AM
Moonset
2:50 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Steele, 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 →

Steele at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 27 (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 Steele

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.