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

Medford, MN
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
21%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
8:33 PM
Medford, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
24%
6p
65°
37%
7p
62°
35%
8p
60°
50%
9p
60°
33%
10p
60°
11p
61°
12a
60°
1a
60°
2a
60°
3a
58°
4a
57°
5a
56°
6a
57°
7a
62°
8a
66°
9a
71°
10a
74°
11a
79°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
87°
5p
L 56°H 88°
Medford, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    80°52°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    38%
    71°54°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    94%
    65°56°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    94%
    56°45°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    59°44°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    63°43°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    12%
    54°48°
Medford, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
346° · veering 166°
Direction
NNW
346°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 7
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 7 · pk 18 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 166° from the nnw.
Medford, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
972.1
+1.0 mb in 3h · steady · 28.71 inHg
Now
972.1
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
+5.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 966973
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Medford, MN
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.4 μg/m³
PM 10
9.3 μg/m³
NO₂
1.1 μg/m³
Ozone
101.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.1 Low
Medford, MN
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:13 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
14h 49m
Sunset
8:33 PM
Civil dusk
2:08 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Medford, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:05 AM
Moonset
12:48 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Medford, 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 →

Medford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°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 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 Medford

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.