Weather in Williston, North Dakota
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
Williston, ND
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Light Rain45%51°42°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Drizzle11%44°39°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast11%60°38°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers17%72°46°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle17%61°50°
- FridayMay 22Overcast20%74°46°
- SaturdayMay 23Overcast20%84°54°
Williston, ND
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Williston, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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).