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Weather in Lake City, Minnesota

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

Lake City, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
28%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
8:30 PM
Lake City, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
35%
8p
58°
62%
9p
59°
70%
10p
60°
41%
11p
59°
12a
60°
1a
59°
2a
59°
3a
58°
4a
57°
5a
57°
6a
59°
7a
62°
8a
67°
9a
71°
10a
76°
11a
79°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
87°
3p
88°
4p
88°
5p
86°
6p
83°
10%
7p
L 57°H 88°
Lake City, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Partly Cloudy
    14%
    82°55°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    36%
    66°54°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    93%
    70°60°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    93%
    61°46°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    60°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    61°40°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    53°48°
Lake City, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
335° · backing 107°
Direction
NNW
335°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 6
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 6 · pk 29 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Lake City, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.3
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.10 inHg
Now
985.3
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
+5.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980986
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lake City, MN
Air quality
69
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.3 μg/m³
PM 10
8.0 μg/m³
NO₂
2.8 μg/m³
Ozone
103.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Lake City, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:08 AM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
14h 50m
Sunset
8:30 PM
Civil dusk
2:05 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lake City, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:40 AM
Moonset
2:07 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Lake City, 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 →

Lake City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 13 (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 Lake City

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.