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Weather in Willmar, Minnesota

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

Willmar, MN
Saturday, May 16 at 11:53 PM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
24%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
8:43 PM
Willmar, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
13%
6p
63°
13%
7p
62°
8p
63°
9p
63°
10p
61°
11p
61°
12a
60°
1a
58°
2a
54°
3a
54°
4a
51°
5a
49°
6a
52°
7a
61°
8a
67°
9a
72°
10a
74°
11a
79°
12p
81°
1p
83°
2p
84°
3p
85°
4p
84°
5p
L 49°H 85°
Willmar, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    77°48°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    55%
    62°51°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    77%
    59°48°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    77%
    47°42°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    61°43°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    19%
    66°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    56°51°
Willmar, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
342° · veering 89°
Direction
NNW
342°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 9
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 9 · pk 28 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 89° from the nnw.
Willmar, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
971.3
-0.5 mb in 3h · falling · 28.68 inHg
Now
971.3
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
+5.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 965972
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Willmar, MN
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.0 μg/m³
PM 10
4.7 μg/m³
NO₂
0.6 μg/m³
Ozone
103.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.2 Low
Willmar, MN
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:16 AM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
14h 54m
Sunset
8:43 PM
Civil dusk
2:19 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Willmar, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:09 AM
Moonset
1:00 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Willmar, 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 →

Willmar at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 17 (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 Willmar

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.