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Weather in Plainview, Minnesota

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

Plainview, MN
Saturday, May 16 at 11:53 PM
78
°
Overcast
Feels like
71°
Humidity
20%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
Plainview, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
6p
72°
7p
69°
29%
8p
58°
41%
9p
57°
71%
10p
57°
30%
11p
57°
21%
12a
57°
1a
56°
2a
57°
3a
56°
4a
55°
5a
55°
6a
56°
7a
60°
8a
65°
9a
69°
10a
74°
11a
77°
12p
81°
1p
83°
2p
86°
3p
86°
4p
86°
5p
L 55°H 86°
Plainview, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    17%
    81°53°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    44%
    66°53°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    94%
    70°60°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Rain
    94%
    60°45°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    57°43°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    60°40°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    53°46°
Plainview, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
326° · veering 146°
Direction
NW
326°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
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 6 · pk 17 @ 1:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 146° from the nw.
Plainview, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
969.8
+1.1 mb in 3h · steady · 28.64 inHg
Now
969.8
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
+0.6
mb
24h
+5.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 963970
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Plainview, MN
Air quality
62
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.5 μg/m³
PM 10
9.2 μg/m³
NO₂
1.3 μg/m³
Ozone
109.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.9 Low
Plainview, MN
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:08 AM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
14h 49m
Sunset
8:29 PM
Civil dusk
2:04 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Plainview, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:00 AM
Moonset
12:44 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Plainview, 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 →

Plainview at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 11 (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 Plainview

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.