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Weather in Fort Yates, North Dakota

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

Fort Yates, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 2:40 AM
58
°
Clear
Feels like
49°
Humidity
36%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
9:09 PM
Fort Yates, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
9p
61°
10p
57°
11p
53°
12a
52°
1a
51°
2a
50°
3a
49°
4a
44°
5a
46°
6a
49°
7a
53°
8a
60°
9a
63°
10a
66°
11a
70°
12p
73°
1p
73°
2p
74°
3p
75°
4p
75°
5p
74°
6p
73°
7p
69°
8p
L 44°H 75°
Fort Yates, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    68°43°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    82%
    53°45°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    68%
    47°39°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    68%
    53°39°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    70°37°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    28%
    65°50°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    28%
    75°47°
Fort Yates, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
075° · steady
Direction
ENE
075°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 9
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 9 · pk 27 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the ene.
Fort Yates, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
952.1
+1.4 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.12 inHg
Now
952.1
mb
3h
+1.4
mb
12h
-3.5
mb
24h
+1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 948956
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Fort Yates, ND
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.7 μg/m³
PM 10
2.0 μg/m³
NO₂
1.1 μg/m³
Ozone
78.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Fort Yates, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:35 AM
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Daylight
15h 01m
Sunset
9:09 PM
Civil dusk
2:45 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fort Yates, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:06 AM
Moonset
2:50 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Fort Yates, 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 →

Fort Yates at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°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).

ZIP codes in Fort Yates

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.