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Weather in Dexter, Minnesota

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

Dexter, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 2:09 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
62°
Humidity
36%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
8:30 PM
Dexter, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
51%
9p
59°
34%
10p
58°
16%
11p
57°
13%
12a
58°
1a
58°
2a
58°
3a
57°
4a
56°
5a
55°
6a
56°
7a
60°
8a
64°
9a
68°
10a
73°
11a
78°
12p
82°
1p
84°
2p
86°
3p
86°
4p
85°
5p
84°
6p
82°
13%
7p
71°
58%
8p
L 55°H 86°
Dexter, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    15%
    81°56°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    33%
    68°56°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    96%
    69°59°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Rain
    96%
    60°44°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    57°43°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    61°41°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    11%
    52°47°
Dexter, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
024° · veering 107°
Direction
NNE
024°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 7
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 7 · pk 21 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 107° from the nne.
Dexter, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
959.7
-1.0 mb in 3h · steady · 28.34 inHg
Now
959.7
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
+4.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 955962
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Dexter, MN
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.5 μg/m³
PM 10
10.3 μg/m³
NO₂
8.1 μg/m³
Ozone
74.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Dexter, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:12 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
8:30 PM
Civil dusk
2:04 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Dexter, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:45 AM
Moonset
2:05 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Dexter, 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 →

Dexter at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
  • 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).

ZIP codes in Dexter

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.