Weather in Forest Lake, Minnesota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Forest Lake, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 1:04 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
63°
Humidity
24%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
8:35 PM
Forest Lake, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
70%
8p
60°
39%
9p
60°
21%
10p
59°
11p
60°
12a
60°
1a
59°
2a
59°
3a
59°
4a
58°
5a
57°
6a
58°
7a
61°
8a
66°
9a
70°
10a
75°
11a
79°
12p
83°
1p
84°
2p
86°
3p
86°
4p
85°
5p
83°
6p
81°
7p
Forest Lake, MN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—77°50°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain56%65°51°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle79%60°54°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle83%53°44°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—58°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast15%63°41°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle15%52°45°
Forest Lake, MN
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Forest Lake, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNW
330° · veering 108°
Direction
NNW
330°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 8
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Forest Lake, MN
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 96.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Forest Lake, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:07 AM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
14h 55m
Sunset
8:35 PM
Civil dusk
2:11 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Forest Lake, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:39 AM
- Moonset
- 2:13 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Forest Lake, MN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Forest Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 18 (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).