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Weather in Montpelier, North Dakota

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

Montpelier, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 2:45 AM
51
°
Clear
Feels like
44°
Humidity
48%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
9:03 PM
Montpelier, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
9p
65°
10p
61°
11p
59°
12a
56°
1a
55°
2a
54°
3a
53°
4a
51°
5a
51°
6a
53°
7a
58°
8a
64°
9a
67°
10a
70°
11a
72°
12p
74°
1p
75°
2p
76°
3p
76°
4p
76°
5p
76°
6p
74°
7p
71°
8p
L 51°H 76°
Montpelier, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Mostly Clear
    61°44°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    82%
    55°42°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    79%
    48°39°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    79%
    47°38°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    65°35°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    21%
    62°51°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    25%
    72°50°
Montpelier, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
056° · veering 154°
Direction
NE
056°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 11
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 11 · pk 26 @ 8:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 154° from the ne.
Montpelier, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
962.9
-0.3 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.43 inHg
Now
962.9
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
+4.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 959965
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Montpelier, ND
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.2 μg/m³
PM 10
0.2 μg/m³
NO₂
1.5 μg/m³
Ozone
64.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Montpelier, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:24 AM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
15h 05m
Sunset
9:03 PM
Civil dusk
2:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Montpelier, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:55 AM
Moonset
2:44 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Montpelier, 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 →

Montpelier at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 26 (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 Montpelier

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.