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Weather in Federal Dam, Minnesota

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

Federal Dam, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 1:05 AM
53
°
Clear
Feels like
46°
Humidity
41%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Sunset
8:47 PM
Federal Dam, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
8p
60°
17%
9p
62°
10p
60°
11p
59°
12a
57°
1a
57°
2a
56°
19%
3a
54°
4a
53°
5a
52°
6a
53°
7a
58°
8a
63°
9a
69°
10a
73°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
78°
2p
78°
3p
78°
4p
77°
5p
76°
6p
75°
7p
L 52°H 78°
Federal Dam, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Mostly Clear
    63°46°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    49%
    60°39°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    60%
    52°42°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Rain
    84%
    42°37°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    59°30°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    21%
    64°39°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    54°47°
Federal Dam, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
348° · veering 117°
Direction
NNW
348°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 10
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 10 · pk 32 @ 12:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 117° from the nnw.
Federal Dam, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
966.3
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 28.53 inHg
Now
966.3
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
+2.4
mb
24h
+9.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 957967
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Federal Dam, MN
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.8 μg/m³
PM 10
0.8 μg/m³
NO₂
0.7 μg/m³
Ozone
66.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Federal Dam, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:04 AM
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Daylight
15h 09m
Sunset
8:47 PM
Civil dusk
2:24 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Federal Dam, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:35 AM
Moonset
2:27 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Federal Dam, 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 →

Federal Dam at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 29 (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 Federal Dam

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.