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Weather in Stanley, North Dakota

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

Stanley, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 1:31 AM
55
°
Overcast
Feels like
45°
Humidity
38%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Sunset
9:24 PM
Stanley, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
8p
66°
9p
63°
10p
61°
11p
59°
12a
58°
1a
56°
2a
55°
3a
54°
4a
52°
5a
50°
6a
50°
7a
53°
8a
57°
9a
59°
10a
63°
11a
65°
12p
67°
1p
64°
2p
65°
3p
63°
4p
56°
13%
5p
60°
12%
6p
62°
15%
7p
L 50°H 68°
Stanley, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Foggy
    59°31°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    79%
    48°39°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Snow
    20%
    41°35°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Snow Shwrs
    20%
    54°36°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    66°40°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Showers
    19%
    53°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    26%
    70°43°
Stanley, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
110° · veering 174°
Direction
ESE
110°
Sustained
14
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 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 22 — flags snap, branches bend.
Stanley, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
931.6
+0.7 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 27.51 inHg
Now
931.6
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
+3.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 928934
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Stanley, ND
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.9 μg/m³
PM 10
1.0 μg/m³
NO₂
0.9 μg/m³
Ozone
75.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.2 Low
Stanley, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:32 AM
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Daylight
15h 17m
Sunset
9:24 PM
Civil dusk
3:02 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Stanley, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:02 AM
Moonset
3:08 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Stanley, 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 →

Stanley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 5 (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 Stanley

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.