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Weather in Lake Crystal, Minnesota

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

Lake Crystal, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 1:05 AM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
67°
Humidity
26%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
8:37 PM
Lake Crystal, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
16%
8p
61°
26%
9p
61°
10p
61°
11p
62°
12a
60°
1a
57°
2a
57°
3a
56°
4a
55°
5a
54°
6a
55°
7a
60°
8a
66°
9a
71°
10a
76°
11a
81°
12p
85°
1p
87°
2p
90°
3p
90°
4p
88°
5p
88°
6p
83°
10%
7p
L 54°H 90°
Lake Crystal, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    81°53°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Showers
    47%
    70°55°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    93%
    65°55°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    93%
    54°44°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    61°45°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    13%
    65°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Rain
    13%
    55°51°
Lake Crystal, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
049° · veering 40°
Direction
NE
049°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
26
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
avg 8 · pk 26 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 40° from the ne.
Lake Crystal, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
974.7
-0.5 mb in 3h · falling · 28.78 inHg
Now
974.7
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
+5.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 970976
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lake Crystal, MN
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.6 μg/m³
PM 10
8.4 μg/m³
NO₂
2.6 μg/m³
Ozone
90.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Lake Crystal, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:17 AM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
14h 49m
Sunset
8:37 PM
Civil dusk
2:12 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lake Crystal, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:50 AM
Moonset
2:13 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Lake Crystal, 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 Crystal at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 11 (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 Crystal

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.