Weather in Preston, Minnesota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Preston, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 1:02 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
39%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
8:27 PM
Preston, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
20%
8p
63°
52%
9p
60°
40%
10p
59°
27%
11p
58°
24%
12a
57°
1a
57°
2a
57°
3a
57°
4a
56°
5a
56°
6a
57°
7a
60°
8a
65°
9a
70°
10a
73°
11a
78°
12p
81°
1p
84°
2p
85°
3p
86°
4p
87°
5p
84°
6p
79°
7p
Preston, MN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle55%82°56°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle41%76°59°
- MondayMay 18Showers94%71°61°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers94%62°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—58°45°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle—61°41°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle—53°48°
Preston, MN
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Preston, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
N
010° · veering 88°
Direction
N
010°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 5
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
Preston, MN
Air quality
67
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 98.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Preston, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:10 AM
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
8:27 PM
Civil dusk
2:01 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Preston, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:43 AM
- Moonset
- 2:03 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Preston, MN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Preston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 8 (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).