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Weather in Minneota, Minnesota

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

Minneota, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 1:05 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
61°
Humidity
28%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
8:46 PM
Minneota, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
8p
69°
9p
69°
11%
10p
65°
11p
61°
12a
59°
1a
56°
2a
53°
3a
53°
4a
53°
5a
52°
6a
54°
7a
63°
8a
71°
9a
78°
10a
80°
11a
82°
12p
84°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
86°
4p
85°
5p
84°
6p
82°
7p
L 52°H 86°
Minneota, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    77°48°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    50%
    70°53°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    72%
    58°45°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    72%
    49°42°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    64°40°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    11%
    67°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    16%
    65°54°
Minneota, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
020° · veering 99°
Direction
NNE
020°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 8
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 8 · pk 21 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 21 — flags snap, branches bend.
Minneota, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
969.0
-0.3 mb in 3h · falling · 28.61 inHg
Now
969.0
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
+4.6
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.
Minneota, MN
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.5 μg/m³
PM 10
6.6 μg/m³
NO₂
1.1 μg/m³
Ozone
101.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Minneota, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:22 AM
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Daylight
14h 52m
Sunset
8:46 PM
Civil dusk
2:20 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Minneota, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:54 AM
Moonset
2:22 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Minneota, 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 →

Minneota at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 13 (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 Minneota

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.