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Weather in Bottineau, North Dakota

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

Bottineau, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 1:40 AM
53
°
Clear
Feels like
44°
Humidity
36%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
9:18 PM
Bottineau, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
8p
67°
9p
65°
10p
61°
11p
59°
12a
57°
1a
57°
2a
57°
3a
56°
4a
55°
5a
52°
6a
53°
7a
55°
8a
57°
9a
60°
10a
63°
11a
66°
12p
68°
1p
69°
2p
69°
3p
68°
4p
63°
15%
5p
65°
24%
6p
60°
16%
7p
L 52°H 69°
Bottineau, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    58°33°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    86%
    49°39°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Foggy
    41°37°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Snow Shwrs
    47°35°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    66°33°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Rain
    19%
    57°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    22%
    66°47°
Bottineau, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
110° · backing 178°
Direction
ESE
110°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 13
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
avg 13 · pk 31 @ 5:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 178° from the ese.
Bottineau, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
955.1
+0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 28.20 inHg
Now
955.1
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
+8.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 947956
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Bottineau, ND
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.3 μg/m³
PM 10
0.3 μg/m³
NO₂
0.8 μg/m³
Ozone
69.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.2 Low
Bottineau, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:22 AM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
15h 20m
Sunset
9:18 PM
Civil dusk
2:57 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bottineau, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:51 AM
Moonset
3:03 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Bottineau, 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 →

Bottineau at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°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 Bottineau

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.