Weather in Orono, Minnesota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Orono, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 1:02 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
25%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
8:37 PM
Orono, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
54%
8p
61°
28%
9p
61°
15%
10p
62°
11p
62°
12a
63°
1a
63°
2a
62°
3a
62°
4a
58°
5a
58°
6a
59°
7a
62°
8a
67°
9a
71°
10a
76°
11a
80°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
86°
4p
85°
5p
83°
6p
84°
7p
Orono, MN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—78°53°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain63%67°54°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle82%61°53°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers82%53°44°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast14%65°43°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle14%54°48°
Orono, MN
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Orono, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNW
344° · veering 54°
Direction
NNW
344°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 8
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
Orono, MN
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 99.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Orono, 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 54m
Sunset
8:37 PM
Civil dusk
2:12 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Orono, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:43 AM
- Moonset
- 2:14 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Orono, MN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Orono at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 16 (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).