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Weather in Esko, Minnesota

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

Esko, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 2:09 AM
53
°
Clear
Feels like
46°
Humidity
47%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Sunset
8:38 PM
Esko, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
50°
23%
9p
52°
11%
10p
53°
11p
53°
26%
12a
53°
1a
52°
2a
52°
3a
52°
4a
48°
5a
48°
6a
50°
7a
54°
8a
61°
9a
66°
10a
71°
11a
75°
12p
78°
1p
80°
2p
81°
3p
81°
4p
81°
5p
79°
6p
77°
7p
74°
8p
L 48°H 81°
Esko, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    72°48°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    55%
    50°40°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    82%
    53°41°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    90%
    46°39°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    59°34°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    25%
    65°36°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    49°40°
Esko, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
347° · veering 67°
Direction
NNW
347°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
43
avg 12
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 12 · pk 43 @ 1:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 67° from the nnw.
Esko, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
969.8
-0.9 mb in 3h · steady · 28.64 inHg
Now
969.8
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
+3.4
mb
24h
+8.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 961971
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Esko, MN
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.3 μg/m³
PM 10
1.3 μg/m³
NO₂
4.1 μg/m³
Ozone
55.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Esko, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:59 AM
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Daylight
15h 05m
Sunset
8:38 PM
Civil dusk
2:15 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Esko, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:30 AM
Moonset
2:17 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Esko, 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 →

Esko at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 26 (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 Esko

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.