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Weather in Lawton, North Dakota

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

Lawton, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 4:53 AM
42
°
Clear
Feels like
34°
Humidity
57%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
9:07 PM
Lawton, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
11p
65°
12a
62°
1a
61°
2a
59°
3a
59°
4a
58°
5a
56°
6a
57°
7a
60°
8a
62°
9a
63°
10a
67°
11a
69°
12p
72°
1p
73°
2p
73°
3p
72°
4p
69°
5p
69°
19%
6p
66°
15%
7p
63°
18%
8p
60°
9p
57°
10p
L 56°H 73°
Lawton, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    53°41°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Snow
    70%
    53°36°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Foggy
    20%
    45°38°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Snow Shwrs
    20%
    44°37°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    12%
    62°35°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Rain
    37%
    55°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    17%
    59°50°
Lawton, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
073° · veering 149°
Direction
ENE
073°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
37
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
avg 14 · pk 37 @ 5:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 149° from the ene.
Lawton, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
958.1
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.29 inHg
Now
958.1
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
+6.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 952960
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lawton, ND
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.8 μg/m³
PM 10
0.8 μg/m³
NO₂
2.0 μg/m³
Ozone
52.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Lawton, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:16 AM
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Daylight
15h 16m
Sunset
9:07 PM
Civil dusk
2:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lawton, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:46 AM
Moonset
2:51 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Lawton, 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 →

Lawton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 21°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).

ZIP codes in Lawton

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.