Weather in Buchanan, North Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Buchanan, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 6:04 AM
43
°
Clear
Feels like
34°
Humidity
55%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
9:06 PM
Buchanan, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
1a
56°
2a
55°
3a
54°
4a
54°
5a
52°
6a
54°
7a
59°
8a
63°
9a
67°
10a
69°
11a
71°
12p
73°
1p
74°
2p
75°
3p
75°
4p
75°
5p
74°
6p
72°
7p
72°
8p
63°
9p
58°
10p
55°
11p
52°
12a
Buchanan, ND
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Rain84%49°40°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain71%47°38°
- TuesdayMay 19Foggy71%47°36°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—65°35°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle23%67°49°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle17%69°50°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle20%72°52°
Buchanan, ND
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Buchanan, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
091° · veering 145°
Direction
E
091°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 11
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
Buchanan, ND
Air quality
29
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 54.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Buchanan, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:23 AM
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Daylight
15h 10m
Sunset
9:06 PM
Civil dusk
2:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Buchanan, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:54 AM
- Moonset
- 2:47 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Buchanan, ND
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Buchanan at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 22°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 28 (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).