Weather in Plato, Minnesota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Plato, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 3:49 AM
62
°
Clear
Feels like
55°
Humidity
32%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
8:38 PM
Plato, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
10p
60°
11p
61°
12a
61°
1a
59°
2a
58°
3a
57°
4a
56°
5a
55°
6a
56°
7a
60°
8a
66°
9a
71°
10a
78°
11a
81°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
87°
4p
85°
5p
84°
6p
84°
7p
81°
8p
75°
9p
Plato, MN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—78°52°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle56%74°52°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle86%64°53°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers86%53°44°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast13%64°43°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle18%54°48°
Plato, MN
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Plato, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNE
025° · veering 94°
Direction
NNE
025°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
31
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Plato, MN
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 80.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Plato, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:13 AM
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Daylight
14h 52m
Sunset
8:38 PM
Civil dusk
2:13 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Plato, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:46 AM
- Moonset
- 2:15 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Plato, MN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Plato at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°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).