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Weather in Sandstone, Minnesota

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

Sandstone, MN
Saturday, May 16 at 11:54 PM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
58°
Humidity
33%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Sunset
8:38 PM
Sandstone, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
33%
6p
59°
48%
7p
58°
34%
8p
58°
23%
9p
58°
10p
58°
11p
57°
22%
12a
56°
1a
55°
2a
54°
3a
53°
4a
52°
5a
50°
6a
51°
7a
58°
8a
63°
9a
67°
10a
72°
11a
76°
12p
79°
1p
80°
2p
82°
3p
82°
4p
81°
5p
L 50°H 82°
Sandstone, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    73°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Drizzle
    59%
    61°44°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    85%
    56°44°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    88%
    51°41°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    58°31°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    19%
    64°39°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    51°45°
Sandstone, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
322° · veering 69°
Direction
NW
322°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 10
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 10 · pk 37 @ 2:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the nw-bound air across the harbor.
Sandstone, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
972.9
-0.9 mb in 3h · rising · 28.73 inHg
Now
972.9
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
+1.2
mb
24h
+7.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 966975
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Sandstone, MN
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.4 μg/m³
PM 10
2.6 μg/m³
NO₂
0.4 μg/m³
Ozone
91.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.0 Low
Sandstone, MN
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:03 AM
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Daylight
15h 01m
Sunset
8:38 PM
Civil dusk
2:14 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sandstone, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:56 AM
Moonset
12:54 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Sandstone, 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 →

Sandstone at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 66°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 23 (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 Sandstone

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.