Right now
29°C / 84°F
Clear · wind 30 km/h · 30% RH
Soil (6 cm)
23°C / 74°F
Warm-season seeds go
Hardiness zone
4a
est. from 10-yr extreme low -33°C
Frost window
May 9 – Oct 11
~155 frost-free days · first frost in ~33 days
Sun
06:56 – 19:52
sunrise – sunset today
Moon
Waning Crescent
10% lit · solunar good · full 2026-09-26
7-day forecast
America/Chicago
Tue
Overcast
31° / 20°
dry
Wed
Overcast
23° / 15°
dry
Thu
Overcast
33° / 11°
dry
Fri
Drizzle
35° / 17°
0.9 mm
Sat
Overcast
22° / 11°
dry
Sun
Overcast
22° / 11°
dry
Mon
Showers
16° / 13°
16.8 mm
This week
AI field guide · refreshed weeklyFargo Gardening: September 8–14 — Harvest, Sow Cool Crops, Prepare for Frost. Fargo-Area Fishing: Early Fall on the Red River and Prairie Lakes. Foraging in Fargo: Early Fall Harvest.
Gardening
Fargo Gardening: September 8–14 — Harvest, Sow Cool Crops, Prepare for Frost
Sow & harvest now
- Spinach (e.g., 'Space' or 'Bloomsdale Long Standing')
- Arugula (e.g., 'Roquette' or 'Astro')
- Radish (e.g., 'Cherry Belle' or 'French Breakfast')
- Lettuce (e.g., 'Winter Density' or 'Buttercrunch')
Fishing
Fargo-Area Fishing: Early Fall on the Red River and Prairie Lakes
What's biting
- Northern Pike
- Walleye
- Largemouth Bass
- Perch (Yellow Perch)
Foraging
Foraging in Fargo: Early Fall Harvest
In season now
- Wild grapes (Vitis riparia)
- Wild plums (Prunus americana)
- Highbush cranberry (Viburnum trilobum)
- Lamb's quarters (Chenopodium album)
Your ecological region
Prairies & Great Plains
From the aspen parkland of Alberta to the Texas Hill Country: grassland, big sky, wind, and extremes of cold and heat.
Regional guide →Your hardiness zone
Zone 4a
Estimated from a 10-year average extreme low of -33°C. What grows, what bites and what to forage across your zone.
Zone guide →Get this guide for Fargo every week
Frost warnings, what's biting, what's ripening. One email, Sunday evening.