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Weather in La Crescent, Minnesota

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

La Crescent, MN
Saturday, May 16 at 11:55 PM
81
°
Overcast
Feels like
76°
Humidity
21%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Sunset
8:25 PM
La Crescent, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
6p
71°
7p
69°
8p
65°
19%
9p
61°
36%
10p
61°
36%
11p
59°
43%
12a
57°
31%
1a
56°
2a
57°
3a
57°
4a
57°
5a
57°
6a
59°
7a
62°
8a
66°
9a
71°
10a
74°
11a
77°
12p
80°
1p
82°
2p
84°
3p
86°
4p
86°
5p
L 56°H 86°
La Crescent, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Rain
    76%
    84°59°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    46%
    75°56°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    92%
    74°63°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    92%
    65°47°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    60°45°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    62°40°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    56°47°
La Crescent, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
300° · veering 33°
Direction
WNW
300°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 5
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
avg 5 · pk 21 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
La Crescent, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.2
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 29.12 inHg
Now
986.2
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
+0.4
mb
24h
+5.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 981987
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
La Crescent, MN
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.8 μg/m³
PM 10
8.9 μg/m³
NO₂
1.9 μg/m³
Ozone
100.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.9 Low
La Crescent, MN
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:06 AM
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
8:25 PM
Civil dusk
1:59 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
La Crescent, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:58 AM
Moonset
12:39 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
La Crescent, 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 →

La Crescent at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 9 (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 La Crescent

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.