Weather in Excelsior, Minnesota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Excelsior, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 12:47 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
25%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
8:37 PM
Excelsior, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
40%
7p
63°
58%
8p
63°
32%
9p
61°
16%
10p
62°
11p
63°
12a
64°
1a
63°
2a
62°
3a
62°
4a
61°
5a
60°
6a
60°
7a
63°
8a
68°
9a
72°
10a
76°
11a
81°
12p
83°
1p
86°
2p
86°
3p
87°
4p
86°
5p
83°
6p
Excelsior, MN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Mostly Clear—78°52°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain59%63°54°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle83%62°54°
- TuesdayMay 19Heavy Drizzle83%54°45°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—62°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast14%66°46°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle14%56°48°
Excelsior, MN
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Excelsior, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNW
339° · veering 23°
Direction
NNW
339°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 8
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Excelsior, MN
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 107.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Excelsior, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:11 AM
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Daylight
14h 54m
Sunset
8:37 PM
Civil dusk
2:12 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Excelsior, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:43 AM
- Moonset
- 2:14 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Excelsior, MN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Excelsior at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above 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).