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

Arlington, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 4:51 AM
62
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
53°
Humidity
33%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
8:38 PM
Arlington, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
11p
61°
12a
61°
11%
1a
59°
2a
57°
3a
57°
4a
56°
5a
55°
6a
56°
7a
60°
8a
65°
9a
72°
10a
77°
11a
82°
12p
84°
1p
86°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
85°
5p
85°
6p
83°
7p
77°
8p
72°
9p
72°
10p
L 55°H 88°
Arlington, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    78°53°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    46%
    73°51°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    88%
    64°55°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    88%
    54°44°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    60°44°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    11%
    65°44°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Rain
    17%
    54°50°
Arlington, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
035° · veering 82°
Direction
NE
035°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
34
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 34 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 82° from the ne.
Arlington, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
975.7
+3.0 mb in 3h · rising · 28.81 inHg
Now
975.7
mb
3h
+3.0
mb
12h
+0.1
mb
24h
+3.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 972976
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Arlington, MN
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.2 μg/m³
PM 10
3.4 μg/m³
NO₂
4.8 μg/m³
Ozone
73.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Arlington, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:14 AM
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Daylight
14h 52m
Sunset
8:38 PM
Civil dusk
2:13 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Arlington, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:47 AM
Moonset
2:14 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Arlington, 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 →

Arlington at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 14 (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 Arlington

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.