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

Albany, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 1:02 AM
63
°
Clear
Feels like
56°
Humidity
36%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
8:43 PM
Albany, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
8p
60°
9p
59°
13%
10p
58°
11p
58°
12a
57°
1a
56°
2a
55°
3a
53°
4a
51°
5a
50°
6a
53°
7a
59°
8a
64°
9a
68°
10a
71°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
79°
2p
80°
3p
82°
4p
82°
5p
79°
6p
77°
7p
L 50°H 82°
Albany, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    73°46°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    62%
    62°46°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Rain
    70%
    58°48°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    71%
    46°42°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    59°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    17%
    65°42°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    53°49°
Albany, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
346° · veering 34°
Direction
NNW
346°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 10
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
avg 10 · pk 28 @ 1:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 34° from the nnw.
Albany, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
969.5
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.63 inHg
Now
969.5
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
+0.6
mb
24h
+6.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 963970
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Albany, MN
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.4 μg/m³
PM 10
1.5 μg/m³
NO₂
1.3 μg/m³
Ozone
80.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Albany, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:12 AM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
14h 58m
Sunset
8:43 PM
Civil dusk
2:19 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Albany, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:44 AM
Moonset
2:21 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Albany, MN
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 →

Albany at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 20 (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 Albany

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.