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Weather in Lansing, Minnesota

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

Lansing, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 1:02 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
26%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
Lansing, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
42%
8p
63°
42%
9p
60°
27%
10p
60°
18%
11p
59°
12a
60°
1a
60°
2a
59°
3a
57°
4a
56°
5a
55°
6a
56°
7a
61°
8a
65°
9a
69°
10a
74°
11a
78°
12p
83°
1p
84°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
85°
5p
85°
6p
81°
23%
7p
L 55°H 87°
Lansing, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    12%
    80°54°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    29%
    72°57°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    96%
    69°61°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    96%
    61°45°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    59°44°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    61°42°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    12%
    53°48°
Lansing, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
353° · veering 96°
Direction
N
353°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
20
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 20 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Lansing, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
966.3
-0.9 mb in 3h · steady · 28.53 inHg
Now
966.3
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
+4.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 961968
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lansing, MN
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.9 μg/m³
PM 10
9.6 μg/m³
NO₂
4.8 μg/m³
Ozone
85.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Lansing, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:13 AM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
8:31 PM
Civil dusk
2:05 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lansing, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:46 AM
Moonset
2:06 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Lansing, 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 →

Lansing at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 8 (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 Lansing

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.