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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
L 58°H 86°
Orono, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    78°53°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    63%
    67°54°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    82%
    61°53°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    82%
    53°44°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    60°43°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    14%
    65°43°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    14%
    54°48°
Orono, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 8 · pk 32 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 54° from the nnw.
Orono, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
977.1
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 28.85 inHg
Now
977.1
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
+6.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 970978
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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).

ZIP codes in Orono

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.