Weather in Grafton, North Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Grafton, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 2:40 AM
47
°
Clear
Feels like
41°
Humidity
57%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
9:04 PM
Grafton, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
9p
67°
10p
65°
11p
62°
12a
61°
1a
60°
2a
58°
3a
58°
4a
58°
5a
56°
6a
57°
7a
61°
8a
65°
9a
67°
10a
70°
11a
73°
12p
75°
1p
76°
2p
76°
3p
76°
4p
74°
5p
72°
6p
71°
7p
68°
8p
Grafton, ND
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—55°40°
- SundayMay 17Rain76%62°36°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain31%49°40°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle41%46°39°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—64°37°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle20%58°47°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle14%63°53°
Grafton, ND
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Grafton, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
045° · veering 113°
Direction
NE
045°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
11
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
Grafton, ND
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 60.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Grafton, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:11 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
15h 17m
Sunset
9:04 PM
Civil dusk
2:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Grafton, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:41 AM
- Moonset
- 2:48 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Grafton, ND
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Grafton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 5 (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).