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

Williston, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 5:07 AM
51
°
Overcast
Feels like
43°
Humidity
44%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Sunset
9:29 PM
Williston, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
12a
57°
1a
55°
2a
54°
3a
53°
4a
52°
5a
51°
6a
51°
7a
54°
8a
57°
9a
61°
10a
63°
11a
67°
12p
67°
1p
66°
2p
67°
3p
68°
4p
63°
5p
64°
6p
64°
7p
61°
8p
57°
9p
54°
10p
51°
11p
L 51°H 68°
Williston, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Light Rain
    45%
    51°42°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    11%
    44°39°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    11%
    60°38°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    17%
    72°46°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    17%
    61°50°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    20%
    74°46°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    20%
    84°54°
Williston, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
102° · veering 96°
Direction
ESE
102°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
31
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 10
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 10 · pk 33 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 96° from the ese.
Williston, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
938.7
-0.1 mb in 3h · rising · 27.72 inHg
Now
938.7
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-6.1
mb
24h
-5.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 939946
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Williston, ND
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.7 μg/m³
PM 10
3.0 μg/m³
NO₂
2.2 μg/m³
Ozone
68.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Williston, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:37 AM
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Daylight
15h 17m
Sunset
9:29 PM
Civil dusk
3:06 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Williston, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:08 AM
Moonset
3:13 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Williston, 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 →

Williston at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 4 (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 Williston

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.