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Weather in Wilton, North Dakota

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

Wilton, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 5:13 AM
46
°
Overcast
Feels like
34°
Humidity
53%
Wind
19 mph
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Sunset
9:14 PM
Wilton, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
12a
55°
1a
54°
2a
52°
3a
51°
4a
51°
5a
50°
6a
50°
7a
54°
8a
58°
9a
61°
10a
64°
11a
66°
12p
68°
1p
69°
2p
70°
3p
70°
4p
71°
5p
69°
6p
68°
7p
63°
8p
59°
9p
54°
10p
51°
11p
L 50°H 71°
Wilton, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Rain
    95%
    47°40°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    42°38°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    24%
    49°36°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    20%
    66°36°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    22%
    60°48°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Partly Cloudy
    16%
    69°44°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    20%
    78°51°
Wilton, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
102° · veering 149°
Direction
ESE
102°
Sustained
19
mph
Gust
34
mph
Peak 24h
44
avg 14
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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 14 · pk 44 @ 5:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 19 mph with gusts pulsing to 34 — flags snap, branches bend.
Wilton, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
932.0
+2.1 mb in 3h · rising · 27.52 inHg
Now
932.0
mb
3h
+2.1
mb
12h
-4.6
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 930937
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Wilton, ND
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.3 μg/m³
PM 10
0.3 μg/m³
NO₂
2.1 μg/m³
Ozone
56.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Wilton, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:31 AM
Sunrise
6:04 AM
Daylight
15h 10m
Sunset
9:14 PM
Civil dusk
2:50 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Wilton, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:01 AM
Moonset
2:56 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Wilton, 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 →

Wilton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 18°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 29 (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 Wilton

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.