Weather in Stillwater, Minnesota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Stillwater, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 12:52 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
28%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
8:34 PM
Stillwater, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
49%
7p
63°
53%
8p
61°
67%
9p
60°
31%
10p
59°
11p
60°
12a
61°
1a
61°
12%
2a
59°
3a
60°
4a
58°
5a
58°
6a
59°
7a
62°
8a
66°
9a
71°
10a
74°
11a
79°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
86°
4p
86°
5p
83°
6p
Stillwater, MN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—78°52°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle59%64°51°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain83%62°55°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle84%54°45°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—58°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast14%63°41°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle14%54°47°
Stillwater, MN
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Stillwater, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NW
314° · veering 89°
Direction
NW
314°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 8
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Stillwater, MN
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 105.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Stillwater, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:08 AM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
14h 54m
Sunset
8:34 PM
Civil dusk
2:10 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Stillwater, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:40 AM
- Moonset
- 2:11 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Stillwater, MN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Stillwater at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 16 (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).