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

Buffalo, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 3:41 AM
60
°
Clear
Feels like
53°
Humidity
42%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
8:39 PM
Buffalo, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
10p
61°
11p
62°
12a
61°
1a
61°
2a
60°
3a
59°
4a
57°
5a
56°
6a
57°
7a
60°
8a
65°
9a
72°
10a
76°
11a
80°
12p
83°
1p
84°
2p
84°
3p
84°
4p
84°
5p
82°
6p
81°
7p
78°
8p
73°
9p
L 56°H 84°
Buffalo, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    77°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    63%
    73°50°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    83%
    61°52°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    83%
    51°43°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    58°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    14%
    64°42°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    19%
    54°48°
Buffalo, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
025° · veering 106°
Direction
NNE
025°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
31
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 31 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 106° from the nne.
Buffalo, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
975.1
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.79 inHg
Now
975.1
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
+5.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 969977
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Buffalo, MN
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.8 μg/m³
PM 10
1.9 μg/m³
NO₂
2.9 μg/m³
Ozone
73.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Buffalo, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:11 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
14h 55m
Sunset
8:39 PM
Civil dusk
2:14 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Buffalo, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:43 AM
Moonset
2:16 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Buffalo, 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 →

Buffalo at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below 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 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 Buffalo

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.