Weather in Grand Forks, North Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Grand Forks, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 4:52 AM
43
°
Clear
Feels like
37°
Humidity
64%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
9:01 PM
Grand Forks, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
11p
67°
12a
65°
1a
64°
2a
62°
3a
62°
4a
61°
5a
60°
6a
61°
7a
64°
8a
68°
9a
70°
10a
73°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
77°
2p
77°
3p
78°
4p
77°
5p
75°
6p
72°
7p
70°
8p
67°
12%
9p
63°
10p
Grand Forks, ND
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—57°44°
- SundayMay 17Rain71%59°38°
- MondayMay 18Rain46%48°41°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle46%46°39°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—65°37°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle36%62°47°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle14%64°52°
Grand Forks, ND
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Grand Forks, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
051° · veering 105°
Direction
NE
051°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
26
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Grand Forks, ND
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 1.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 49.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Grand Forks, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:12 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
15h 14m
Sunset
9:01 PM
Civil dusk
2:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Grand Forks, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:43 AM
- Moonset
- 2:44 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Grand Forks, ND
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Grand Forks at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 21°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 3 (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).