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Weather in Park Rapids, Minnesota

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Park Rapids, MN
Saturday, May 16 at 11:54 PM
56
°
Clear
Feels like
48°
Humidity
38%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
8:49 PM
Park Rapids, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
6p
62°
7p
63°
17%
8p
61°
9p
60°
10p
59°
11p
57°
12a
55°
1a
54°
18%
2a
52°
3a
51°
4a
49°
5a
49°
6a
50°
7a
60°
8a
66°
9a
70°
10a
74°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
78°
2p
78°
3p
77°
4p
77°
5p
L 49°H 78°
Park Rapids, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    62°45°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    46%
    59°41°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    74%
    54°41°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Rain
    82%
    41°38°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    58°31°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    30%
    62°40°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    54°48°
Park Rapids, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
335° · veering 37°
Direction
NNW
335°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 11
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 11 · pk 36 @ 11:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 37° from the nnw.
Park Rapids, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
961.0
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 28.38 inHg
Now
961.0
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
+1.9
mb
24h
+7.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 953962
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Park Rapids, MN
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.3 μg/m³
PM 10
0.3 μg/m³
NO₂
0.4 μg/m³
Ozone
70.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.2 Low
Park Rapids, MN
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:09 AM
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
8:49 PM
Civil dusk
2:26 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Park Rapids, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:01 AM
Moonset
1:06 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Park Rapids, MN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Park Rapids at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 28 (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 16, 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 Park Rapids

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.