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Weather in Utica, Minnesota

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

Utica, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 5:55 AM
60
°
Overcast
Feels like
55°
Humidity
49%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
Utica, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
30%
12a
57°
1a
56°
2a
56°
3a
56°
4a
55°
5a
55°
6a
56°
7a
60°
8a
64°
9a
68°
10a
73°
11a
76°
12p
80°
1p
82°
2p
84°
3p
85°
4p
85°
5p
84°
6p
67°
17%
7p
71°
51%
8p
65°
69%
9p
66°
58%
10p
64°
45%
11p
L 55°H 85°
Utica, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Light Rain
    50%
    64°54°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    95%
    75°58°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    95%
    59°45°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    56°41°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Rain
    58°41°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    60°47°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    56°47°
Utica, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
072° · backing 180°
Direction
ENE
072°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 7
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 7 · pk 27 @ 4:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Utica, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
969.3
+0.6 mb in 3h · steady · 28.62 inHg
Now
969.3
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
+3.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 966970
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Utica, MN
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
9.0 μg/m³
PM 10
10.5 μg/m³
NO₂
14.3 μg/m³
Ozone
58.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Utica, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:08 AM
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Daylight
14h 50m
Sunset
8:29 PM
Civil dusk
2:02 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Utica, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:41 AM
Moonset
2:03 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Utica, 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 →

Utica at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 10 (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 Utica

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.