Weather in Cottonwood, Minnesota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cottonwood, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 2:12 AM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
59°
Humidity
26%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
8:44 PM
Cottonwood, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
9p
70°
10p
64°
11p
62°
12a
60°
1a
58°
2a
56°
3a
54°
4a
54°
5a
54°
6a
55°
7a
64°
8a
74°
9a
83°
10a
83°
11a
84°
12p
86°
1p
86°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
86°
5p
87°
6p
84°
7p
79°
8p
Cottonwood, MN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—79°49°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain52%78°55°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle72%63°47°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle72%49°42°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—63°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast12%67°47°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle16%62°53°
Cottonwood, MN
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Cottonwood, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNE
019° · veering 84°
Direction
NNE
019°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 9
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
Cottonwood, MN
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 3.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 84.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Cottonwood, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:21 AM
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
8:44 PM
Civil dusk
2:19 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cottonwood, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:53 AM
- Moonset
- 2:21 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Cottonwood, MN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Cottonwood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 67°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 14 (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).