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

Forman, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 2:49 AM
54
°
Clear
Feels like
47°
Humidity
45%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
8:57 PM
Forman, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
9p
67°
10p
63°
11p
60°
12a
57°
1a
55°
2a
53°
3a
52°
4a
51°
5a
49°
6a
50°
7a
60°
8a
66°
9a
70°
10a
73°
11a
76°
12p
77°
1p
78°
2p
79°
3p
78°
4p
79°
5p
78°
6p
78°
7p
75°
8p
L 49°H 79°
Forman, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    66°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    54%
    65°45°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    74%
    51°41°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    74%
    48°39°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    66°36°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    63°48°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    20%
    72°49°
Forman, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
053° · veering 155°
Direction
NE
053°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
28
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
avg 12 · pk 28 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 155° from the ne.
Forman, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
966.3
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.53 inHg
Now
966.3
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
+4.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 962969
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Forman, ND
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.4 μg/m³
PM 10
0.4 μg/m³
NO₂
1.4 μg/m³
Ozone
71.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Forman, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:22 AM
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Daylight
15h 01m
Sunset
8:57 PM
Civil dusk
2:33 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Forman, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:54 AM
Moonset
2:37 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Forman, 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 →

Forman at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 23 (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 Forman

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.