Weather in Oakes, North Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oakes, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 3:42 AM
52
°
Clear
Feels like
44°
Humidity
46%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
8:59 PM
Oakes, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
10p
62°
11p
58°
12a
55°
1a
53°
2a
51°
3a
51°
4a
50°
5a
49°
6a
52°
7a
61°
8a
66°
9a
70°
10a
73°
11a
75°
12p
76°
1p
77°
2p
77°
3p
77°
4p
78°
5p
78°
6p
76°
7p
73°
8p
67°
9p
Oakes, ND
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—65°50°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain57%64°46°
- MondayMay 18Rain87%50°40°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle87%49°39°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—67°36°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle20%64°51°
- FridayMay 22Overcast20%73°50°
Oakes, ND
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Oakes, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
061° · veering 151°
Direction
ENE
061°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
30
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
Oakes, ND
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 66.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Oakes, 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 01m
Sunset
8:59 PM
Civil dusk
2:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Oakes, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:55 AM
- Moonset
- 2:39 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Oakes, ND
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Oakes at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 23 (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).