Weather in Balta, North Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Balta, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 4:49 AM
45
°
Clear
Feels like
36°
Humidity
55%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
9:14 PM
Balta, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
11p
64°
12a
60°
1a
59°
2a
58°
3a
58°
4a
56°
5a
55°
6a
56°
7a
59°
8a
62°
9a
65°
10a
69°
11a
70°
12p
72°
1p
72°
2p
72°
3p
70°
4p
72°
11%
5p
66°
10%
6p
66°
7p
66°
10%
8p
63°
9p
57°
10p
Balta, ND
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—56°34°
- SundayMay 17Rain92%49°41°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—43°37°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Snow Shwrs—47°36°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast16%65°35°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Rain33%54°48°
- FridayMay 22Overcast16%69°46°
Balta, ND
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Balta, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
089° · veering 151°
Direction
E
089°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 14
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
Balta, ND
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 56.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Balta, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:23 AM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
15h 16m
Sunset
9:14 PM
Civil dusk
2:52 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Balta, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:53 AM
- Moonset
- 2:58 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Balta, ND
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Balta at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 4 (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).