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Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Darwin, MN
Saturday, May 16 at 11:54 PM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
23%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
8:41 PM
Darwin, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
34%
6p
61°
26%
7p
60°
14%
8p
61°
9p
60°
10p
60°
11p
60°
12a
59°
1a
59°
2a
57°
3a
55°
4a
53°
5a
52°
6a
53°
7a
58°
8a
65°
9a
73°
10a
76°
11a
79°
12p
81°
1p
82°
2p
83°
3p
84°
4p
83°
5p
L 52°H 84°
Darwin, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    76°49°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    49%
    61°51°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    76%
    59°51°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    76%
    49°43°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    59°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    17%
    65°44°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    15%
    54°50°
Darwin, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
329° · veering 26°
Direction
NNW
329°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
26
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
avg 9 · pk 26 @ 1:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 26° from the nnw.
Darwin, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
972.1
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 28.71 inHg
Now
972.1
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
+6.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 966973
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Darwin, MN
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.4 μg/m³
PM 10
5.1 μg/m³
NO₂
0.6 μg/m³
Ozone
105.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.1 Low
Darwin, MN
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:14 AM
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Daylight
14h 55m
Sunset
8:41 PM
Civil dusk
2:16 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Darwin, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:06 AM
Moonset
12:57 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Darwin, MN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Darwin at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 17 (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).

ZIP codes in Darwin

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.