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Weather in Minnetonka, Minnesota

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

Minnetonka, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 5:59 AM
58
°
Clear
Feels like
50°
Humidity
51%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
8:38 PM
Minnetonka, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
12a
62°
1a
62°
2a
61°
3a
60°
4a
60°
5a
59°
6a
59°
7a
63°
8a
67°
9a
71°
10a
75°
11a
80°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
86°
4p
86°
5p
82°
6p
82°
7p
79°
8p
74°
9p
72°
10p
72°
11p
L 59°H 86°
Minnetonka, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    61%
    74°53°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    85%
    62°55°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    85%
    54°43°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    60°43°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    10%
    63°45°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    18%
    65°49°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Drizzle
    20%
    68°54°
Minnetonka, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
038° · veering 101°
Direction
NE
038°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
32
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 32 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 101° from the ne.
Minnetonka, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
976.5
+1.6 mb in 3h · rising · 28.84 inHg
Now
976.5
mb
3h
+1.6
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
+4.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 972977
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Minnetonka, 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
Minnetonka, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:11 AM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
14h 56m
Sunset
8:38 PM
Civil dusk
2:12 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Minnetonka, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:43 AM
Moonset
2:13 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Minnetonka, 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 →

Minnetonka at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below 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).

ZIP codes in Minnetonka

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.