Weather in Faribault, Minnesota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Faribault, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 1:01 AM
72
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
66°
Humidity
28%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
8:34 PM
Faribault, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
36%
8p
61°
40%
9p
61°
36%
10p
60°
11p
62°
12a
63°
1a
62°
2a
61°
3a
60°
4a
59°
5a
58°
6a
59°
7a
63°
8a
67°
9a
72°
10a
76°
11a
80°
12p
82°
1p
85°
2p
87°
3p
88°
4p
87°
5p
87°
6p
86°
7p
Faribault, MN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Partly Cloudy—80°52°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain39%70°54°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers93%64°56°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle93%56°45°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—63°43°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle11%55°48°
Faribault, MN
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Faribault, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
N
356° · backing 142°
Direction
N
356°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 7
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
Faribault, MN
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 99.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Faribault, 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 50m
Sunset
8:34 PM
Civil dusk
2:09 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Faribault, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:45 AM
- Moonset
- 2:10 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Faribault, MN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Faribault at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 12 (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).