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Weather in Marion, Minnesota

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Marion, MN
Saturday, May 16 at 11:54 PM
77
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
22%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
Marion, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
6p
71°
15%
7p
64°
36%
8p
62°
48%
9p
59°
60%
10p
59°
24%
11p
57°
23%
12a
57°
1a
57°
2a
58°
3a
57°
4a
56°
5a
55°
6a
56°
7a
60°
8a
65°
9a
69°
10a
74°
11a
78°
12p
82°
1p
84°
2p
86°
3p
87°
4p
85°
5p
L 55°H 87°
Marion, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    22%
    81°54°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    34%
    71°55°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    93%
    70°61°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Rain
    93%
    60°45°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    57°44°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    60°40°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    52°47°
Marion, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
327° · backing 15°
Direction
NNW
327°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
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 5 · pk 17 @ 3:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 15° from the nnw.
Marion, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
970.3
+0.9 mb in 3h · steady · 28.65 inHg
Now
970.3
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
+5.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 964971
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Marion, MN
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.5 μg/m³
PM 10
9.3 μg/m³
NO₂
0.2 μg/m³
Ozone
114.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.0 Low
Marion, MN
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:10 AM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
8:29 PM
Civil dusk
2:03 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Marion, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:02 AM
Moonset
12:44 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Marion, MN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Marion at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 10 (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 16, 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 Marion

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.