Weather in Forbes, North Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Forbes, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 4:56 AM
49
°
Clear
Feels like
41°
Humidity
53%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Sunset
9:01 PM
Forbes, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
11p
56°
12a
53°
1a
53°
2a
50°
3a
50°
4a
49°
5a
50°
6a
51°
7a
57°
8a
63°
9a
67°
10a
70°
11a
73°
12p
74°
1p
76°
2p
76°
3p
77°
4p
77°
5p
77°
6p
75°
7p
72°
8p
65°
9p
59°
10p
Forbes, ND
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—68°46°
- SundayMay 17Rain51%63°42°
- MondayMay 18Rain87%49°38°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle87%49°38°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—66°34°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle21%63°49°
- FridayMay 22Overcast19%73°47°
Forbes, ND
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Forbes, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
057° · backing 171°
Direction
ENE
057°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 12
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
Forbes, ND
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 63.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Forbes, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:28 AM
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Daylight
15h 00m
Sunset
9:01 PM
Civil dusk
2:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Forbes, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:59 AM
- Moonset
- 2:41 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Forbes, ND
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Forbes at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 22 (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).