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Weather in Taconite, Minnesota

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

Taconite, MN
Saturday, May 16 at 11:54 PM
53
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
46°
Humidity
56%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Sunset
8:44 PM
Taconite, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
24%
6p
60°
24%
7p
59°
16%
8p
58°
11%
9p
58°
19%
10p
58°
16%
11p
57°
12a
56°
1a
55°
2a
55°
3a
54°
13%
4a
53°
5a
52°
6a
55°
7a
59°
8a
66°
9a
70°
10a
73°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
77°
2p
78°
3p
78°
4p
77°
5p
L 52°H 78°
Taconite, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    64°46°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    49%
    58°39°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    70%
    53°44°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Rain
    89%
    43°36°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Foggy
    60°30°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    20%
    65°36°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    15%
    53°46°
Taconite, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
329° · veering 45°
Direction
NNW
329°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 10
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 10 · pk 36 @ 11:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 45° from the nnw.
Taconite, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
962.2
-0.5 mb in 3h · rising · 28.41 inHg
Now
962.2
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
+3.4
mb
24h
+8.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 953964
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Taconite, MN
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.4 μg/m³
PM 10
0.4 μg/m³
NO₂
0.5 μg/m³
Ozone
66.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.1 Low
Taconite, MN
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:00 AM
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Daylight
15h 09m
Sunset
8:44 PM
Civil dusk
2:21 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Taconite, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:53 AM
Moonset
1:01 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Taconite, 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 →

Taconite at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 30 (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 Taconite

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.