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

Thompson, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 3:51 AM
45
°
Clear
Feels like
39°
Humidity
65%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
9:00 PM
Thompson, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
10p
68°
11p
66°
12a
63°
1a
62°
2a
60°
3a
59°
4a
59°
5a
57°
6a
59°
7a
64°
8a
68°
9a
71°
10a
74°
11a
76°
12p
78°
1p
79°
2p
79°
3p
79°
4p
78°
5p
76°
6p
73°
7p
71°
8p
66°
9p
L 57°H 79°
Thompson, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    57°44°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    76%
    60°39°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    51%
    49°41°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    51%
    46°39°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    65°37°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Rain
    34%
    59°48°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    67°52°
Thompson, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
048° · veering 111°
Direction
NE
048°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
27
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 27 @ 8:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 111° from the ne.
Thompson, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
981.6
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 28.99 inHg
Now
981.6
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
+7.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 975983
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Thompson, ND
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.6 μg/m³
PM 10
0.6 μg/m³
NO₂
1.7 μg/m³
Ozone
57.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Thompson, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:13 AM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
15h 12m
Sunset
9:00 PM
Civil dusk
2:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Thompson, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:44 AM
Moonset
2:43 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Thompson, 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 →

Thompson at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 2 (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 Thompson

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.