Weather in Zap, North Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Zap, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 2:57 AM
53
°
Clear
Feels like
44°
Humidity
42%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
9:18 PM
Zap, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
9p
61°
10p
58°
11p
56°
12a
55°
1a
54°
2a
53°
3a
51°
4a
50°
5a
49°
6a
50°
7a
55°
8a
59°
9a
62°
10a
65°
11a
68°
12p
69°
1p
70°
2p
71°
3p
70°
4p
71°
5p
71°
6p
65°
7p
65°
8p
Zap, ND
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—62°36°
- SundayMay 17Rain87%50°42°
- MondayMay 18Overcast25%44°41°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast25%55°38°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers19%69°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle24%56°47°
- FridayMay 22Partly Cloudy21%74°44°
Zap, ND
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Zap, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
091° · backing 172°
Direction
E
091°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
36
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
Zap, ND
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 1.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 74.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Zap, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:35 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
15h 09m
Sunset
9:18 PM
Civil dusk
2:55 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Zap, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:05 AM
- Moonset
- 3:01 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Zap, ND
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Zap at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 30 (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).