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

Aurora, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 1:31 AM
49
°
Clear
Feels like
43°
Humidity
55%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Sunset
8:40 PM
Aurora, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
42%
8p
57°
41%
9p
56°
27%
10p
56°
15%
11p
55°
18%
12a
55°
1a
53°
2a
52°
3a
51°
4a
50°
11%
5a
49°
6a
52°
7a
55°
8a
60°
9a
66°
10a
71°
11a
75°
12p
76°
1p
77°
2p
77°
3p
77°
4p
77°
5p
76°
6p
74°
7p
L 49°H 77°
Aurora, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    66°44°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    54%
    55°37°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    86%
    52°43°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Rain
    89%
    44°35°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    58°30°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    26%
    64°36°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Foggy
    11%
    49°43°
Aurora, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
345° · veering 109°
Direction
NNW
345°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
33
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 33 @ 12:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 109° from the nnw.
Aurora, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
959.3
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 28.33 inHg
Now
959.3
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
+3.5
mb
24h
+9.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 950960
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Aurora, MN
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.6 μg/m³
PM 10
0.6 μg/m³
NO₂
0.9 μg/m³
Ozone
63.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Aurora, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:55 AM
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Daylight
15h 10m
Sunset
8:40 PM
Civil dusk
2:18 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Aurora, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:25 AM
Moonset
2:21 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Aurora, 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 →

Aurora at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 31 (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 Aurora

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.