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Weather in New Town, North Dakota

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

New Town, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 2:50 AM
54
°
Clear
Feels like
44°
Humidity
38%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Sunset
9:23 PM
New Town, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
9p
63°
10p
61°
11p
59°
12a
58°
1a
56°
2a
55°
3a
54°
4a
52°
5a
50°
6a
51°
7a
55°
8a
58°
9a
61°
10a
64°
11a
65°
12p
67°
1p
66°
2p
67°
3p
67°
4p
66°
5p
61°
6p
63°
7p
60°
8p
L 50°H 67°
New Town, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    60°35°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    82%
    49°42°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    16%
    42°39°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    16%
    54°38°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    68°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    20%
    55°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    25%
    70°43°
New Town, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
104° · veering 158°
Direction
ESE
104°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 13
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 13 · pk 34 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 22 — flags snap, branches bend.
New Town, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
941.3
0.0 mb in 3h · falling · 27.80 inHg
Now
941.3
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-4.0
mb
24h
+0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 940946
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
New Town, ND
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.1 μg/m³
PM 10
1.2 μg/m³
NO₂
1.2 μg/m³
Ozone
72.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
New Town, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:34 AM
Sunrise
6:09 AM
Daylight
15h 14m
Sunset
9:23 PM
Civil dusk
3:01 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
New Town, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:04 AM
Moonset
3:07 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
New Town, 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 →

New Town at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 3 (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 New Town

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.