Weather in Northfield, Minnesota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Northfield, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 2:12 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
63°
Humidity
31%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
8:34 PM
Northfield, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
42%
9p
60°
39%
10p
60°
11p
61°
12a
62°
1a
63°
2a
61°
11%
3a
61°
4a
60°
5a
59°
6a
59°
7a
63°
8a
67°
9a
73°
10a
76°
11a
81°
12p
82°
1p
85°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
87°
5p
87°
6p
81°
7p
82°
8p
Northfield, MN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—79°53°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain48%67°53°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Drizzle93%65°56°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle93%55°45°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast10%63°43°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle10%54°47°
Northfield, MN
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Northfield, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
N
351° · veering 165°
Direction
N
351°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Northfield, MN
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 6.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 85.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Northfield, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:11 AM
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
8:34 PM
Civil dusk
2:09 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Northfield, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:44 AM
- Moonset
- 2:10 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Northfield, MN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Northfield at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
- 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).