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Weather in Cologne, Minnesota

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

Cologne, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 5:56 AM
59
°
Clear
Feels like
50°
Humidity
45%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
8:39 PM
Cologne, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
12a
62°
1a
60°
2a
59°
3a
58°
4a
58°
5a
57°
6a
57°
7a
61°
8a
65°
9a
71°
10a
75°
11a
81°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
87°
3p
86°
4p
84°
5p
85°
6p
82°
7p
79°
8p
73°
9p
72°
10p
69°
11p
L 57°H 87°
Cologne, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Rain
    55%
    73°54°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    88%
    64°54°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Rain
    88%
    53°42°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    58°41°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    12%
    63°43°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    17%
    66°46°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    70°55°
Cologne, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
047° · veering 119°
Direction
NE
047°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 10
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 32 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 27 — flags snap, branches bend.
Cologne, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
977.6
+1.1 mb in 3h · steady · 28.87 inHg
Now
977.6
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
+3.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 974979
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Cologne, MN
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.1 μg/m³
PM 10
3.3 μg/m³
NO₂
7.0 μg/m³
Ozone
66.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Cologne, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:12 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
14h 55m
Sunset
8:39 PM
Civil dusk
2:12 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cologne, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:45 AM
Moonset
2:14 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Cologne, 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 →

Cologne at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 15 (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 Cologne

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.