Weather in Lake Benton, Minnesota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lake Benton, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 1:05 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
61°
Humidity
26%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
8:46 PM
Lake Benton, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
8p
71°
9p
68°
10p
66°
11p
64°
12a
61°
1a
59°
2a
59°
3a
56°
4a
54°
5a
56°
6a
58°
7a
64°
8a
73°
9a
76°
10a
78°
11a
80°
12p
81°
1p
82°
2p
83°
3p
84°
4p
82°
5p
82°
6p
79°
7p
Lake Benton, MN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—76°49°
- SundayMay 17Rain53%68°53°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle74%57°44°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle74%49°40°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—63°36°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast10%65°45°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle21%63°52°
Lake Benton, MN
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Lake Benton, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
041° · veering 49°
Direction
NE
041°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
29
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
Lake Benton, MN
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 101.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Lake Benton, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:24 AM
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Daylight
14h 50m
Sunset
8:46 PM
Civil dusk
2:20 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lake Benton, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:57 AM
- Moonset
- 2:22 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Lake Benton, MN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Lake Benton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°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).