Weather in Morton, Minnesota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Morton, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 1:02 AM
74
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
22%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
8:42 PM
Morton, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
8p
67°
9p
65°
10p
65°
11p
66°
12a
63°
1a
63°
2a
60°
3a
57°
4a
56°
5a
55°
6a
58°
7a
64°
8a
73°
9a
80°
10a
84°
11a
85°
12p
86°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
89°
5p
87°
6p
86°
7p
Morton, MN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Mostly Clear—80°50°
- SundayMay 17Rain55%70°56°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle84%64°51°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle84%49°43°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—62°45°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast13%67°47°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle13%58°54°
Morton, MN
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Morton, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNE
017° · veering 31°
Direction
NNE
017°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
35
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Morton, MN
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 96.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Morton, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:18 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
14h 52m
Sunset
8:42 PM
Civil dusk
2:16 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Morton, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:51 AM
- Moonset
- 2:18 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Morton, MN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Morton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°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).