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Weather in Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota

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

Grand Forks AFB, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 4:56 AM
43
°
Clear
Feels like
36°
Humidity
55%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
9:02 PM
Grand Forks AFB, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
11p
66°
12a
65°
1a
64°
2a
62°
3a
62°
4a
62°
5a
60°
6a
61°
7a
64°
8a
68°
9a
70°
10a
73°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
78°
2p
78°
3p
78°
4p
77°
5p
72°
6p
71°
7p
69°
11%
8p
66°
11%
9p
62°
10p
L 60°H 78°
Grand Forks AFB, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    56°42°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    78%
    59°38°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    50%
    49°40°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    45°39°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    64°37°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Rain
    37%
    59°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    64°53°
Grand Forks AFB, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
063° · veering 124°
Direction
ENE
063°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
30
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 30 @ 7:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 124° from the ene.
Grand Forks AFB, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
981.0
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.97 inHg
Now
981.0
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
+7.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 974982
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Grand Forks AFB, 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 AFB, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:13 AM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
15h 13m
Sunset
9:02 PM
Civil dusk
2:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Grand Forks AFB, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:44 AM
Moonset
2:45 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Grand Forks AFB, 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 →

Grand Forks AFB 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).

ZIP codes in Grand Forks AFB

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.