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Weather in Bowbells, North Dakota

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

Bowbells, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 4:56 AM
47
°
Overcast
Feels like
37°
Humidity
56%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Sunset
9:25 PM
Bowbells, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
11p
58°
12a
57°
1a
56°
2a
55°
3a
54°
4a
52°
5a
51°
6a
50°
7a
54°
8a
56°
9a
60°
10a
62°
11a
65°
12p
66°
1p
65°
2p
63°
3p
58°
4p
63°
18%
5p
64°
14%
6p
60°
7p
56°
11%
8p
55°
9p
52°
10p
L 50°H 66°
Bowbells, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    59°29°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    94%
    46°38°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Snow
    19%
    39°35°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    19%
    53°35°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    15%
    66°40°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    56°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    19%
    70°43°
Bowbells, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
114° · veering 165°
Direction
ESE
114°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
38
avg 14
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 14 · pk 38 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 27 — flags snap, branches bend.
Bowbells, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
941.0
+1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 27.79 inHg
Now
941.0
mb
3h
+1.5
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
+2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 938944
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Bowbells, ND
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.1 μg/m³
PM 10
4.2 μg/m³
NO₂
1.9 μg/m³
Ozone
59.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Bowbells, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:29 AM
Sunrise
6:05 AM
Daylight
15h 20m
Sunset
9:25 PM
Civil dusk
3:04 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bowbells, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:58 AM
Moonset
3:10 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Bowbells, 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 →

Bowbells at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 8 (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 Bowbells

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.