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Weather in Nelson, Minnesota

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

Nelson, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 1:01 AM
61
°
Clear
Feels like
54°
Humidity
37%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
8:47 PM
Nelson, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
8p
61°
20%
9p
61°
14%
10p
59°
11p
58°
12a
57°
1a
54°
2a
53°
3a
51°
4a
50°
5a
51°
6a
54°
7a
61°
8a
66°
9a
69°
10a
73°
11a
77°
12p
79°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
81°
4p
81°
5p
79°
6p
78°
7p
L 50°H 82°
Nelson, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Partly Cloudy
    71°49°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    59%
    62°46°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    67%
    56°45°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    67%
    44°40°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    60°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    20%
    65°42°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    55°50°
Nelson, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
348° · veering 51°
Direction
NNW
348°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 11
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 11 · pk 31 @ 1:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 51° from the nnw.
Nelson, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
964.0
+0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 28.47 inHg
Now
964.0
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
+6.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 957964
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Nelson, MN
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.4 μg/m³
PM 10
0.5 μg/m³
NO₂
1.1 μg/m³
Ozone
73.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Nelson, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:14 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
15h 00m
Sunset
8:47 PM
Civil dusk
2:23 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Nelson, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:46 AM
Moonset
2:25 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Nelson, 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 →

Nelson at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 21 (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 Nelson

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.