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Weather in Waltham, Minnesota

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

Waltham, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 12:51 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
23%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
Waltham, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
32%
7p
63°
45%
8p
62°
46%
9p
59°
32%
10p
59°
18%
11p
58°
12a
58°
1a
58°
2a
58°
3a
57°
4a
55°
5a
54°
6a
56°
7a
60°
8a
64°
9a
68°
10a
73°
11a
78°
12p
82°
1p
84°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
85°
5p
88°
6p
L 54°H 88°
Waltham, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    11%
    81°54°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    29%
    70°56°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    96%
    70°60°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    96%
    60°45°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    58°43°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    61°42°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    11%
    52°47°
Waltham, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
015° · veering 47°
Direction
NNE
015°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 6
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 6 · pk 21 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 47° from the nne.
Waltham, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
963.4
-0.2 mb in 3h · falling · 28.45 inHg
Now
963.4
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
+4.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 958965
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Waltham, MN
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.4 μg/m³
PM 10
9.1 μg/m³
NO₂
1.4 μg/m³
Ozone
106.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
Waltham, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:12 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
8:31 PM
Civil dusk
2:05 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Waltham, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:45 AM
Moonset
2:06 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Waltham, 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 →

Waltham at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 9 (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 Waltham

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.