Weather in Watford City, North Dakota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Watford City, ND
Sunday, May 17 at 4:54 AM
51
°
Overcast
Feels like
40°
Humidity
45%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Sunset
9:25 PM
Watford City, ND
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
11p
58°
12a
57°
1a
55°
2a
54°
3a
52°
4a
51°
5a
50°
6a
50°
7a
54°
8a
57°
9a
60°
10a
64°
11a
66°
12p
66°
1p
65°
2p
66°
3p
67°
4p
67°
5p
62°
6p
62°
7p
62°
8p
58°
9p
53°
10p
Watford City, ND
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—62°35°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle61%51°44°
- MondayMay 18Overcast15%44°40°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast15%60°37°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Drizzle16%71°45°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle16%59°49°
- FridayMay 22Overcast20%75°45°
Watford City, ND
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Watford City, ND
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
108° · veering 147°
Direction
ESE
108°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
36
mph
Peak 24h
42
avg 12
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Watford City, ND
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 2.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 69.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Watford City, ND
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:38 AM
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Daylight
15h 12m
Sunset
9:25 PM
Civil dusk
3:03 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Watford City, ND
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:08 AM
- Moonset
- 3:09 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Watford City, ND
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Watford City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 2 (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).