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Weather in Litchfield, Minnesota

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

Litchfield, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 3:41 AM
58
°
Clear
Feels like
52°
Humidity
39%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
8:41 PM
Litchfield, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
10p
60°
11p
60°
12a
59°
1a
58°
2a
57°
3a
55°
4a
53°
5a
52°
6a
53°
7a
60°
8a
68°
9a
74°
10a
76°
11a
79°
12p
81°
1p
83°
2p
83°
3p
84°
4p
84°
5p
83°
6p
80°
7p
77°
8p
72°
9p
L 52°H 84°
Litchfield, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    76°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    59%
    72°50°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    80%
    60°51°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    80%
    48°43°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    60°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    18%
    65°44°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    54°50°
Litchfield, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
030° · veering 96°
Direction
NNE
030°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 10
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Light breeze veering 96° from the nne.
Litchfield, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
970.8
+0.6 mb in 3h · steady · 28.67 inHg
Now
970.8
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
+5.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 966972
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Litchfield, MN
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
1.7 μg/m³
PM 10
1.8 μg/m³
NO₂
2.9 μg/m³
Ozone
70.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Litchfield, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:14 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
14h 54m
Sunset
8:41 PM
Civil dusk
2:17 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Litchfield, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:46 AM
Moonset
2:19 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Litchfield, 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 →

Litchfield at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°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 Litchfield

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.