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Weather in Brookston, Minnesota

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

Brookston, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 4:56 AM
46
°
Clear
Feels like
40°
Humidity
61%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Sunset
8:39 PM
Brookston, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
14%
11p
56°
20%
12a
56°
1a
54°
2a
53°
3a
51°
4a
50°
5a
50°
6a
52°
7a
58°
8a
62°
9a
68°
10a
73°
11a
77°
12p
78°
1p
79°
2p
81°
3p
81°
4p
81°
5p
80°
6p
79°
7p
76°
8p
72°
9p
69°
10p
L 50°H 81°
Brookston, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    71°47°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    46%
    56°40°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    66%
    54°45°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    89%
    47°38°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    60°34°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    24%
    65°38°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    50°43°
Brookston, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
028° · veering 129°
Direction
NNE
028°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
38
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 38 @ 12:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 129° from the nne.
Brookston, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
968.8
+0.1 mb in 3h · rising · 28.61 inHg
Now
968.8
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
+3.5
mb
24h
+8.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 960969
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Brookston, MN
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.8 μg/m³
PM 10
0.8 μg/m³
NO₂
2.6 μg/m³
Ozone
53.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Brookston, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:59 AM
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
8:39 PM
Civil dusk
2:16 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Brookston, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:30 AM
Moonset
2:19 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Brookston, 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 →

Brookston at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 27 (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 Brookston

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.