Weather in Afton, Minnesota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Afton, MN
Saturday, May 16 at 11:55 PM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
21%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
8:34 PM
Afton, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
6p
70°
40%
7p
65°
59%
8p
61°
71%
9p
60°
35%
10p
60°
11p
60°
12a
61°
1a
60°
11%
2a
60°
3a
60°
4a
59°
5a
58°
6a
59°
7a
62°
8a
66°
9a
69°
10a
74°
11a
79°
12p
82°
1p
84°
2p
86°
3p
86°
4p
86°
5p
Afton, MN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—79°53°
- SundayMay 17Rain49%62°51°
- MondayMay 18Rain85%63°55°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle85%54°45°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—58°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast13%62°41°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle13%55°47°
Afton, MN
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Afton, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WNW
296° · veering 46°
Direction
WNW
296°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
Afton, MN
Air quality
60
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 116.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.0 Low
Afton, MN
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:08 AM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
14h 54m
Sunset
8:34 PM
Civil dusk
2:09 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Afton, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:00 AM
- Moonset
- 12:49 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Afton, MN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
weather
Afton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 15 (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 16, 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).