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Weather in North Branch, Minnesota

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

North Branch, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 3:44 AM
58
°
Clear
Feels like
51°
Humidity
44%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
8:36 PM
North Branch, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
14%
10p
59°
11p
59°
12a
59°
1a
58°
2a
58°
3a
57°
4a
56°
5a
56°
6a
58°
7a
61°
8a
66°
9a
72°
10a
74°
11a
77°
12p
80°
1p
83°
2p
84°
3p
84°
4p
83°
5p
81°
6p
79°
7p
76°
8p
73°
9p
L 56°H 84°
North Branch, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    76°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    59%
    68°48°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    76%
    61°54°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    80%
    53°44°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    59°40°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    10%
    64°42°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    18%
    53°44°
North Branch, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
023° · veering 72°
Direction
NNE
023°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 11
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 11 · pk 29 @ 12:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 72° from the nne.
North Branch, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.3
-0.8 mb in 3h · steady · 28.95 inHg
Now
980.3
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
+1.3
mb
24h
+6.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 973983
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
North Branch, MN
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.1 μg/m³
PM 10
1.1 μg/m³
NO₂
1.5 μg/m³
Ozone
69.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
North Branch, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:06 AM
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Daylight
14h 57m
Sunset
8:36 PM
Civil dusk
2:12 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
North Branch, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:38 AM
Moonset
2:14 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
North Branch, MN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

North Branch at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 19 (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).

ZIP codes in North Branch

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.