Weather in Buffalo, North Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Buffalo, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 3:51 AM
47
°
Clear
Feels like
39°
Humidity
52%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
8:59 PM
Buffalo, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
10p
65°
11p
62°
12a
59°
1a
57°
2a
56°
3a
55°
4a
53°
5a
53°
6a
55°
7a
60°
8a
65°
9a
69°
10a
73°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
78°
2p
77°
3p
77°
4p
78°
5p
78°
6p
77°
7p
75°
8p
67°
9p
Buffalo, ND
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Mostly Clear—60°46°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain74%63°41°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain78%50°40°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle78%46°38°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—63°36°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle23%57°46°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle21%71°51°
Buffalo, ND
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Buffalo, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
054° · veering 129°
Direction
NE
054°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 12
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
Buffalo, ND
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 61.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Buffalo, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:19 AM
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
8:59 PM
Civil dusk
2:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Buffalo, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:50 AM
- Moonset
- 2:40 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Buffalo, ND
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Buffalo 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).