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Weather in Epping, North Dakota

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

Epping, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 3:44 AM
52
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
41°
Humidity
41%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Sunset
9:27 PM
Epping, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
10p
59°
11p
58°
12a
56°
1a
54°
2a
53°
3a
51°
4a
50°
5a
48°
6a
48°
7a
52°
8a
56°
9a
59°
10a
62°
11a
65°
12p
65°
1p
64°
2p
65°
3p
65°
4p
57°
12%
5p
62°
6p
60°
14%
7p
59°
8p
57°
9p
L 48°H 65°
Epping, ND
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Foggy
    61°32°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    67%
    51°41°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    22%
    42°37°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    18%
    58°36°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Rain
    18%
    69°44°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    18%
    60°49°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    19%
    71°45°
Epping, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
104° · veering 140°
Direction
ESE
104°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
39
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 39 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 17 mph with gusts pulsing to 28 — flags snap, branches bend.
Epping, ND
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
930.3
+1.8 mb in 3h · rising · 27.47 inHg
Now
930.3
mb
3h
+1.8
mb
12h
-4.1
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 928935
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Epping, ND
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.3 μg/m³
PM 10
2.5 μg/m³
NO₂
1.7 μg/m³
Ozone
70.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Epping, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:36 AM
Sunrise
6:11 AM
Daylight
15h 16m
Sunset
9:27 PM
Civil dusk
3:06 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Epping, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:06 AM
Moonset
3:12 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Epping, 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 →

Epping at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°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 Epping

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.