Weather in Mankato, Minnesota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mankato, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 2:11 AM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
62°
Humidity
39%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
8:36 PM
Mankato, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
35%
9p
60°
10p
61°
11p
63°
12a
62°
1a
60°
2a
59°
3a
58°
4a
57°
5a
56°
6a
56°
7a
61°
8a
66°
9a
72°
10a
76°
11a
81°
12p
84°
1p
86°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
85°
5p
85°
6p
82°
7p
78°
10%
8p
Mankato, MN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—80°54°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain46%72°54°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers93%64°55°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle93%54°45°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast12%65°45°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle12%56°51°
Mankato, MN
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Mankato, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
039° · backing 123°
Direction
NE
039°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
27
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Mankato, MN
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 6.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 74.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Mankato, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:16 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
14h 49m
Sunset
8:36 PM
Civil dusk
2:11 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mankato, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:48 AM
- Moonset
- 2:12 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Mankato, MN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Mankato at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 67°F — typical for the season
- 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).