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Weather in Cavalier, North Dakota

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

Cavalier, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 1:39 AM
48
°
Clear
Feels like
42°
Humidity
52%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
9:06 PM
Cavalier, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
8p
67°
9p
65°
10p
64°
11p
61°
12a
61°
1a
60°
2a
58°
3a
57°
4a
58°
5a
57°
6a
57°
7a
61°
8a
62°
9a
65°
10a
68°
11a
71°
12p
73°
1p
75°
2p
74°
3p
74°
4p
73°
5p
71°
6p
68°
7p
L 57°H 75°
Cavalier, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    52°37°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    75%
    57°35°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    20%
    45°40°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    48°38°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    64°37°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    21%
    59°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    13%
    62°51°
Cavalier, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
038° · veering 72°
Direction
NE
038°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 12
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 12 · pk 26 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 72° from the ne.
Cavalier, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.0
-0.3 mb in 3h · falling · 29.03 inHg
Now
983.0
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
+11.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 972983
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Cavalier, ND
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.8 μg/m³
PM 10
0.9 μg/m³
NO₂
1.1 μg/m³
Ozone
65.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Cavalier, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:10 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
15h 19m
Sunset
9:06 PM
Civil dusk
2:45 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cavalier, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:40 AM
Moonset
2:51 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Cavalier, 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 →

Cavalier at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 8 (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 Cavalier

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.