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Weather in Blanchard, North Dakota

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

Blanchard, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 2:39 AM
49
°
Clear
Feels like
42°
Humidity
46%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
8:59 PM
Blanchard, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
9p
72°
10p
67°
11p
65°
12a
64°
1a
62°
2a
60°
3a
59°
4a
59°
5a
57°
6a
59°
7a
63°
8a
68°
9a
73°
10a
75°
11a
77°
12p
79°
1p
80°
2p
80°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
78°
6p
75°
7p
74°
8p
L 57°H 80°
Blanchard, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    60°46°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    71%
    63°42°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    69%
    49°41°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    69%
    46°40°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    65°37°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    17%
    58°48°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    71°52°
Blanchard, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
048° · veering 138°
Direction
NE
048°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 11
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 11 · pk 34 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 138° from the ne.
Blanchard, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
979.1
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.91 inHg
Now
979.1
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
+7.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 972980
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Blanchard, ND
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.3 μg/m³
PM 10
0.3 μg/m³
NO₂
1.1 μg/m³
Ozone
62.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Blanchard, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:16 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
15h 09m
Sunset
8:59 PM
Civil dusk
2:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Blanchard, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:46 AM
Moonset
2:41 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Blanchard, 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 →

Blanchard at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°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).

ZIP codes in Blanchard

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.