Weather in Elba, Minnesota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elba, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 1:01 AM
74
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
28%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
Elba, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
21%
8p
62°
43%
9p
60°
65%
10p
59°
32%
11p
58°
29%
12a
59°
1a
58°
2a
59°
3a
58°
4a
57°
5a
57°
6a
58°
7a
62°
8a
66°
9a
71°
10a
76°
11a
78°
12p
82°
1p
84°
2p
86°
3p
87°
4p
86°
5p
86°
6p
74°
12%
7p
Elba, MN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Foggy24%82°58°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle32%69°56°
- MondayMay 18Showers93%72°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers93%62°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—58°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—62°41°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle—53°48°
Elba, MN
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Elba, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNW
348° · veering 60°
Direction
NNW
348°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 4
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Elba, MN
Air quality
64
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 8.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 7.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 89.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Elba, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:08 AM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
14h 48m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
2:03 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Elba, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:41 AM
- Moonset
- 2:04 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Elba, MN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Elba at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 11 (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).