Weather in Minot AFB, North Dakota
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Minot AFB, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 4:54 AM
46
°
Overcast
Feels like
38°
Humidity
54%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
9:20 PM
Minot AFB, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
11p
63°
12a
61°
1a
60°
2a
59°
3a
58°
4a
56°
5a
54°
6a
55°
7a
57°
8a
60°
9a
63°
10a
67°
11a
69°
12p
70°
1p
70°
2p
69°
3p
68°
4p
64°
17%
5p
63°
19%
6p
66°
16%
7p
63°
8p
59°
9p
56°
10p
Minot AFB, ND
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—59°33°
- SundayMay 17Light Snow89%47°41°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle—41°37°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—52°32°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast17%67°37°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle29%54°49°
- FridayMay 22Overcast17%70°43°
Minot AFB, ND
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Minot AFB, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
105° · veering 163°
Direction
ESE
105°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 14
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
Minot AFB, ND
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 57.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Minot AFB, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:27 AM
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Daylight
15h 17m
Sunset
9:20 PM
Civil dusk
2:58 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Minot AFB, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:56 AM
- Moonset
- 3:05 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Minot AFB, ND
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Minot AFB at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 6 (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).