Weather in Viking, Minnesota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Viking, MN
Saturday, May 16 at 11:54 PM
51
°
Clear
Feels like
43°
Humidity
43%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
8:59 PM
Viking, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
13%
6p
71°
7p
70°
8p
71°
9p
67°
10p
66°
11p
66°
12a
65°
1a
65°
2a
62°
3a
61°
4a
61°
5a
59°
6a
60°
7a
63°
8a
67°
9a
69°
10a
71°
11a
73°
12p
75°
1p
76°
2p
76°
3p
75°
4p
74°
5p
Viking, MN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—57°41°
- SundayMay 17Rain69%59°37°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle52%46°40°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle52%43°38°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—61°35°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle21%61°45°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle13%62°51°
Viking, MN
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Viking, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
N
356° · veering 87°
Direction
N
356°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 12
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
Viking, MN
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 71.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.1 Low
Viking, MN
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:08 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
15h 15m
Sunset
8:59 PM
Civil dusk
2:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Viking, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:01 AM
- Moonset
- 1:16 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Viking, MN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
weather
Viking at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 4 (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).