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
Nelson, MN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Partly Cloudy—71°49°
- SundayMay 17Rain59%62°46°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle67%56°45°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle67%44°40°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast20%65°42°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle20%55°50°
Nelson, MN
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Nelson, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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).