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Weather in Iron Junction, Minnesota

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Iron Junction, MN
Saturday, May 16 at 11:55 PM
52
°
Clear
Feels like
44°
Humidity
48%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:32 AM
Sunset
8:41 PM
Iron Junction, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
25%
6p
62°
35%
7p
59°
46%
8p
57°
26%
9p
58°
18%
10p
56°
19%
11p
56°
10%
12a
55°
1a
53°
2a
52°
3a
51°
4a
50°
17%
5a
50°
6a
52°
7a
57°
8a
62°
9a
69°
10a
74°
11a
76°
12p
77°
1p
77°
2p
78°
3p
78°
4p
78°
5p
L 50°H 78°
Iron Junction, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Mostly Clear
    65°45°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    52%
    57°38°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    86%
    54°45°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    90%
    46°37°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    60°31°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    20%
    65°37°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Foggy
    14%
    50°44°
Iron Junction, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
328° · veering 31°
Direction
NNW
328°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 11
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 11 · pk 37 @ 1:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 31° from the nnw.
Iron Junction, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
962.9
-0.3 mb in 3h · rising · 28.43 inHg
Now
962.9
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
+4.0
mb
24h
+9.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 954964
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Iron Junction, MN
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.3 μg/m³
PM 10
0.3 μg/m³
NO₂
0.5 μg/m³
Ozone
63.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.8 Low
Iron Junction, MN
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:57 AM
Sunrise
5:32 AM
Daylight
15h 09m
Sunset
8:41 PM
Civil dusk
2:19 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Iron Junction, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:50 AM
Moonset
12:58 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Iron Junction, MN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Iron Junction at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 31 (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 16, 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 Iron Junction

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.