Weather in Lester Prairie, Minnesota
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Lester Prairie, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 1:05 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
63°
Humidity
26%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
8:39 PM
Lester Prairie, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
37%
8p
61°
14%
9p
60°
10p
60°
11p
60°
12a
60°
1a
59°
2a
58°
3a
57°
4a
56°
5a
55°
6a
55°
7a
59°
8a
66°
9a
72°
10a
78°
11a
81°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
85°
3p
86°
4p
85°
5p
84°
6p
85°
7p
Lester Prairie, MN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—78°51°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle57%68°52°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle84%60°53°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers84%53°43°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast15%64°43°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle15%53°48°
Lester Prairie, MN
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Lester Prairie, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
N
357° · veering 28°
Direction
N
357°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 9
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
Lester Prairie, MN
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 100.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Lester Prairie, 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 54m
Sunset
8:39 PM
Civil dusk
2:14 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lester Prairie, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:45 AM
- Moonset
- 2:15 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Lester Prairie, MN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Lester Prairie at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 15 (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).