Weather in Austin, Minnesota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Austin, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 1:01 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
28%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
Austin, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
45%
8p
63°
36%
9p
61°
27%
10p
61°
16%
11p
60°
12a
61°
1a
60°
2a
59°
3a
58°
4a
56°
5a
55°
6a
56°
7a
61°
8a
65°
9a
69°
10a
74°
11a
79°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
85°
5p
84°
6p
81°
21%
7p
Austin, MN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast15%81°54°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle32%72°59°
- MondayMay 18Showers96%68°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Rain96%62°45°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle—62°42°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle12%53°49°
Austin, MN
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Austin, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
N
005° · veering 84°
Direction
N
005°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Austin, MN
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 85.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Austin, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:13 AM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
8:31 PM
Civil dusk
2:05 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Austin, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:47 AM
- Moonset
- 2:06 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Austin, MN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Austin at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°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 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).