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Weather in Okabena, Minnesota

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

Okabena, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 1:03 AM
75
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
67°
Humidity
23%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
8:40 PM
Okabena, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
11%
8p
75°
9p
71°
10p
70°
11p
69°
12a
66°
1a
64°
2a
62°
3a
62°
4a
59°
5a
56°
6a
57°
7a
68°
8a
76°
9a
77°
10a
82°
11a
85°
12p
87°
1p
88°
2p
89°
3p
89°
4p
89°
5p
89°
6p
86°
7p
L 56°H 89°
Okabena, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    81°48°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Showers
    57%
    70°58°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    91%
    63°48°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    91%
    50°42°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    62°40°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    65°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    14%
    58°53°
Okabena, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
040° · backing 45°
Direction
NE
040°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 7
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 7 · pk 31 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 45° from the ne.
Okabena, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
958.9
-0.3 mb in 3h · falling · 28.32 inHg
Now
958.9
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-2.8
mb
24h
+4.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 954962
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Okabena, MN
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.4 μg/m³
PM 10
8.4 μg/m³
NO₂
1.0 μg/m³
Ozone
104.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Okabena, 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 46m
Sunset
8:40 PM
Civil dusk
2:15 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Okabena, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:55 AM
Moonset
2:16 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Okabena, 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 →

Okabena at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 8 (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 Okabena

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.