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Weather in Ayr, North Dakota

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

Ayr, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 3:41 AM
47
°
Clear
Feels like
39°
Humidity
52%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Sunset
9:00 PM
Ayr, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
10p
66°
11p
62°
12a
59°
1a
57°
2a
55°
3a
54°
4a
53°
5a
53°
6a
54°
7a
59°
8a
64°
9a
69°
10a
73°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
77°
2p
77°
3p
77°
4p
78°
5p
77°
6p
76°
7p
73°
8p
65°
9p
L 53°H 78°
Ayr, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    60°46°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    77%
    61°41°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    73%
    49°40°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    73%
    46°39°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    63°36°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    23%
    56°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    70°51°
Ayr, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
055° · veering 134°
Direction
NE
055°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 13
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 13 · pk 30 @ 8:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 134° from the ne.
Ayr, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
969.2
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.62 inHg
Now
969.2
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
+5.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 964971
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Ayr, ND
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.4 μg/m³
PM 10
0.4 μg/m³
NO₂
1.3 μg/m³
Ozone
60.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Ayr, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:18 AM
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Daylight
15h 08m
Sunset
9:00 PM
Civil dusk
2:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ayr, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:49 AM
Moonset
2:41 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Ayr, 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 →

Ayr at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 18°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 28 (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 Ayr

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.