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Weather in Tappen, North Dakota

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

Tappen, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 2:39 AM
51
°
Clear
Feels like
43°
Humidity
44%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Sunset
9:07 PM
Tappen, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
9p
62°
10p
59°
11p
57°
12a
54°
1a
54°
2a
52°
3a
51°
4a
51°
5a
50°
6a
51°
7a
56°
8a
60°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
70°
12p
72°
1p
72°
2p
73°
3p
73°
4p
73°
5p
72°
6p
71°
7p
68°
8p
L 50°H 73°
Tappen, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    60°42°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    96%
    48°43°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    69%
    45°39°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    69%
    47°37°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    65°35°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    61°50°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    26%
    70°46°
Tappen, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
078° · veering 177°
Direction
ENE
078°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
36
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
avg 11 · pk 36 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 177° from the ene.
Tappen, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
948.9
+0.6 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.02 inHg
Now
948.9
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
+3.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 945952
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Tappen, ND
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.3 μg/m³
PM 10
0.3 μg/m³
NO₂
1.5 μg/m³
Ozone
64.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Tappen, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:27 AM
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
9:07 PM
Civil dusk
2:44 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Tappen, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:58 AM
Moonset
2:49 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Tappen, 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 →

Tappen at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 27 (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 Tappen

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.