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Weather in East Grand Forks, Minnesota

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

East Grand Forks, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 1:07 AM
52
°
Clear
Feels like
45°
Humidity
47%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
9:01 PM
East Grand Forks, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
8p
72°
9p
71°
10p
69°
11p
66°
12a
65°
1a
64°
2a
61°
3a
62°
4a
61°
5a
60°
6a
61°
7a
64°
8a
68°
9a
70°
10a
73°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
77°
2p
77°
3p
78°
4p
77°
5p
75°
6p
72°
7p
L 60°H 78°
East Grand Forks, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    57°44°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    71%
    58°40°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    54%
    48°41°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    54%
    46°39°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    65°37°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    17%
    62°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    64°52°
East Grand Forks, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
020° · veering 96°
Direction
NNE
020°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 11
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 11 · pk 26 @ 7:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
East Grand Forks, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.2
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.06 inHg
Now
984.2
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
+0.4
mb
24h
+9.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 975985
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
East Grand Forks, MN
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.5 μg/m³
PM 10
0.5 μg/m³
NO₂
1.2 μg/m³
Ozone
66.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
East Grand Forks, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:12 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
15h 14m
Sunset
9:01 PM
Civil dusk
2:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
East Grand Forks, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:42 AM
Moonset
2:43 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
East Grand Forks, 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 →

East Grand Forks at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 3 (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 East Grand Forks

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.