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

Dent, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 2:05 AM
53
°
Clear
Feels like
46°
Humidity
37%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
8:51 PM
Dent, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
9p
62°
10p
59°
11p
58°
12a
56°
1a
56°
2a
53°
3a
51°
4a
51°
5a
51°
6a
54°
7a
63°
8a
66°
9a
70°
10a
74°
11a
76°
12p
78°
1p
79°
2p
79°
3p
79°
4p
78°
5p
77°
6p
77°
7p
74°
8p
L 51°H 79°
Dent, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    63°48°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    54%
    64°44°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    71%
    51°42°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    71%
    43°39°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    60°35°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    21%
    63°42°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    60°50°
Dent, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
004° · veering 101°
Direction
N
004°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 12
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
avg 12 · pk 29 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 101° from the n.
Dent, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
962.7
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 28.43 inHg
Now
962.7
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
+6.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 957964
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Dent, MN
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.3 μg/m³
PM 10
0.3 μg/m³
NO₂
1.5 μg/m³
Ozone
61.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Dent, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:13 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
15h 04m
Sunset
8:51 PM
Civil dusk
2:27 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Dent, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:44 AM
Moonset
2:31 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Dent, 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 →

Dent at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 25 (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 Dent

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.