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Weather in Wheatland, North Dakota

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

Wheatland, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 5:57 AM
44
°
Clear
Feels like
36°
Humidity
47%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
9:00 PM
Wheatland, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
12a
60°
1a
58°
2a
58°
3a
57°
4a
55°
5a
54°
6a
57°
7a
62°
8a
66°
9a
70°
10a
74°
11a
77°
12p
78°
1p
79°
2p
78°
3p
79°
4p
79°
5p
79°
6p
78°
7p
76°
8p
68°
9p
62°
10p
59°
11p
L 54°H 79°
Wheatland, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    65%
    63°41°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    68%
    52°39°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    68%
    46°39°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    64°34°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    66°50°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    70°50°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    73°53°
Wheatland, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
059° · veering 153°
Direction
ENE
059°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
29
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 29 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 153° from the ene.
Wheatland, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
976.9
+1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 28.85 inHg
Now
976.9
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
+4.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 973978
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Wheatland, ND
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.6 μg/m³
PM 10
0.6 μg/m³
NO₂
3.4 μg/m³
Ozone
52.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Wheatland, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:18 AM
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Daylight
15h 09m
Sunset
9:00 PM
Civil dusk
2:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Wheatland, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:49 AM
Moonset
2:39 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Wheatland, 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 →

Wheatland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 21°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 27 (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 Wheatland

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.