Weather in Bismarck, North Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bismarck, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 2:42 AM
54
°
Clear
Feels like
45°
Humidity
42%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Sunset
9:12 PM
Bismarck, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
9p
64°
10p
60°
11p
57°
12a
56°
1a
54°
2a
53°
3a
53°
4a
54°
5a
53°
6a
54°
7a
57°
8a
60°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
70°
12p
72°
1p
73°
2p
74°
3p
74°
4p
74°
5p
72°
6p
71°
7p
67°
8p
Bismarck, ND
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Partly Cloudy—64°43°
- SundayMay 17Rain86%50°43°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle48%45°40°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast48%52°38°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle18%68°36°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers19%65°49°
- FridayMay 22Partly Cloudy27%72°44°
Bismarck, ND
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Bismarck, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
084° · veering 167°
Direction
E
084°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 10
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
Bismarck, ND
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 66.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Bismarck, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:32 AM
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
9:12 PM
Civil dusk
2:49 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bismarck, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:03 AM
- Moonset
- 2:54 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Bismarck, ND
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Bismarck at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°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).