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Weather in Ortonville, Minnesota

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

Ortonville, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
57°
Humidity
26%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
8:50 PM
Ortonville, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
80°
8p
74°
9p
68°
10p
65°
11p
63°
12a
59°
1a
57°
2a
54°
3a
53°
4a
52°
5a
52°
6a
54°
7a
62°
8a
70°
9a
74°
10a
77°
11a
79°
12p
82°
1p
83°
2p
84°
3p
84°
4p
83°
5p
81°
6p
79°
7p
L 52°H 84°
Ortonville, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    75°47°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    59%
    66°49°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    66%
    57°44°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    66%
    48°41°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    64°38°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    17%
    70°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    66°54°
Ortonville, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
016° · veering 67°
Direction
NNE
016°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 8
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 8 · pk 24 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 67° from the nne.
Ortonville, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
973.9
+0.2 mb in 3h · falling · 28.76 inHg
Now
973.9
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
+5.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 968975
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Ortonville, MN
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.4 μg/m³
PM 10
2.8 μg/m³
NO₂
1.0 μg/m³
Ozone
90.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Ortonville, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:21 AM
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Daylight
14h 56m
Sunset
8:50 PM
Civil dusk
2:25 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ortonville, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:53 AM
Moonset
2:28 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Ortonville, 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 →

Ortonville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 66°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 18 (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 Ortonville

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.