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Weather in Grand Marais, Minnesota

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

Grand Marais, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 2:42 AM
49
°
Clear
Feels like
43°
Humidity
55%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:21 AM
Sunset
8:33 PM
Grand Marais, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
9p
56°
38%
10p
55°
38%
11p
53°
66%
12a
51°
53%
1a
51°
58%
2a
50°
29%
3a
48°
4a
48°
5a
48°
6a
51°
7a
52°
8a
56°
9a
59°
10a
63°
11a
63°
12p
66°
1p
66°
2p
69°
3p
69°
4p
71°
5p
73°
6p
74°
7p
72°
8p
L 48°H 74°
Grand Marais, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Mostly Clear
    69°47°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    61%
    51°39°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Rain
    92%
    55°43°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    87%
    43°37°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    48°36°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    13%
    55°39°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    49°41°
Grand Marais, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
333° · veering 50°
Direction
NNW
333°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 11
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 11 · pk 35 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 50° from the nnw.
Grand Marais, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
981.7
+0.3 mb in 3h · rising · 28.99 inHg
Now
981.7
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
+7.8
mb
24h
+12.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 969983
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Grand Marais, MN
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.2 μg/m³
PM 10
0.2 μg/m³
NO₂
0.6 μg/m³
Ozone
64.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Grand Marais, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:46 AM
Sunrise
5:21 AM
Daylight
15h 12m
Sunset
8:33 PM
Civil dusk
2:11 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Grand Marais, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:16 AM
Moonset
2:14 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Grand Marais, 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 →

Grand Marais at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 2 (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 Grand Marais

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.