Weather in Albert Lea, Minnesota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Albert Lea, MN
Saturday, May 16 at 11:54 PM
79
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
19%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
8:32 PM
Albert Lea, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
13%
6p
68°
46%
7p
66°
32%
8p
63°
30%
9p
62°
19%
10p
61°
15%
11p
60°
12a
61°
1a
61°
2a
59°
3a
58°
4a
56°
5a
54°
6a
55°
7a
60°
8a
65°
9a
70°
10a
75°
11a
80°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
87°
5p
Albert Lea, MN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—80°54°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain38%72°56°
- MondayMay 18Showers96%67°61°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast96%59°45°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle—61°43°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle13%53°50°
Albert Lea, MN
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Albert Lea, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NW
326° · veering 7°
Direction
NW
326°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
Albert Lea, MN
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 105.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.1 Low
Albert Lea, MN
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:15 AM
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
8:32 PM
Civil dusk
2:06 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Albert Lea, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:07 AM
- Moonset
- 12:47 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Albert Lea, MN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
weather
Albert Lea at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 8 (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).