Weather in Russell, Minnesota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Russell, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 1:03 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
63°
Humidity
27%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
8:45 PM
Russell, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
8p
71°
9p
69°
10p
65°
11p
64°
12a
61°
1a
58°
2a
56°
3a
55°
4a
54°
5a
54°
6a
57°
7a
65°
8a
73°
9a
79°
10a
81°
11a
82°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
85°
3p
86°
4p
85°
5p
85°
6p
81°
7p
Russell, MN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Partly Cloudy—76°50°
- SundayMay 17Showers58%68°52°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle81%58°45°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle81%49°40°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—63°38°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—65°47°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle22%63°53°
Russell, MN
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Russell, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNE
021° · veering 60°
Direction
NNE
021°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
21
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Russell, MN
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 101.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Russell, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:23 AM
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Daylight
14h 50m
Sunset
8:45 PM
Civil dusk
2:19 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Russell, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:55 AM
- Moonset
- 2:21 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Russell, MN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Russell at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 12 (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).