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Weather in New Rockford, North Dakota

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

New Rockford, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 4:51 AM
45
°
Clear
Feels like
36°
Humidity
49%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
9:08 PM
New Rockford, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
11p
61°
12a
60°
1a
59°
2a
58°
3a
57°
4a
56°
5a
55°
6a
56°
7a
60°
8a
63°
9a
66°
10a
69°
11a
72°
12p
74°
1p
75°
2p
74°
3p
74°
4p
72°
5p
68°
6p
65°
11%
7p
64°
8p
62°
9p
58°
10p
L 55°H 75°
New Rockford, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    56°39°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    85%
    51°41°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Foggy
    40%
    45°37°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    46°36°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    15%
    64°34°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Rain
    30%
    57°48°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    68°49°
New Rockford, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
089° · veering 156°
Direction
E
089°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
37
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 37 @ 8:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 156° from the e.
New Rockford, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
956.8
-0.5 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.25 inHg
Now
956.8
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
+4.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 953959
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
New Rockford, ND
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.3 μg/m³
PM 10
0.3 μg/m³
NO₂
2.3 μg/m³
Ozone
53.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
New Rockford, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:22 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
15h 11m
Sunset
9:08 PM
Civil dusk
2:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
New Rockford, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:52 AM
Moonset
2:51 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
New Rockford, 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 →

New Rockford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°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 New Rockford

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.