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

Wolford, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 4:06 AM
44
°
Clear
Feels like
35°
Humidity
53%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
9:13 PM
Wolford, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
11p
62°
12a
59°
1a
58°
2a
58°
3a
58°
4a
56°
5a
54°
6a
55°
7a
58°
8a
59°
9a
62°
10a
67°
11a
69°
12p
71°
1p
71°
2p
71°
3p
70°
4p
65°
20%
5p
65°
14%
6p
66°
19%
7p
62°
8p
59°
9p
56°
10p
L 54°H 71°
Wolford, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    55°34°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    86%
    52°39°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Foggy
    42°37°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Snow Shwrs
    47°36°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    13%
    65°34°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Rain
    38%
    55°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    66°47°
Wolford, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
091° · veering 163°
Direction
E
091°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 14
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 14 · pk 37 @ 5:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 163° from the e.
Wolford, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
954.3
-0.4 mb in 3h · falling · 28.18 inHg
Now
954.3
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
+4.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 950957
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Wolford, ND
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.4 μg/m³
PM 10
0.4 μg/m³
NO₂
1.6 μg/m³
Ozone
54.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Wolford, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:20 AM
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Daylight
15h 17m
Sunset
9:13 PM
Civil dusk
2:52 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Wolford, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:50 AM
Moonset
2:58 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Wolford, 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 →

Wolford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 6 (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 Wolford

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.