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

Northwood, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 4:54 AM
44
°
Clear
Feels like
36°
Humidity
50%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
9:02 PM
Northwood, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
11p
64°
12a
63°
1a
62°
2a
61°
3a
60°
4a
59°
5a
58°
6a
60°
7a
64°
8a
67°
9a
71°
10a
73°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
78°
2p
77°
3p
78°
4p
77°
5p
73°
6p
72°
7p
67°
8p
63°
9p
59°
10p
L 58°H 78°
Northwood, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    57°44°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    78%
    56°39°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    56%
    48°40°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    56%
    45°39°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    64°36°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    32%
    56°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    13%
    66°52°
Northwood, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
059° · veering 114°
Direction
ENE
059°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
35
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 35 @ 8:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 114° from the ene.
Northwood, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
973.0
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.73 inHg
Now
973.0
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
+6.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 966974
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Northwood, ND
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.6 μg/m³
PM 10
0.6 μg/m³
NO₂
1.8 μg/m³
Ozone
54.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Northwood, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:15 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
15h 12m
Sunset
9:02 PM
Civil dusk
2:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Northwood, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:46 AM
Moonset
2:45 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Northwood, 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 →

Northwood at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 20°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 1 (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 Northwood

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.