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Weather in Hayward, Minnesota

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

Hayward, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 3:44 AM
65
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
59°
Humidity
42%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
8:32 PM
Hayward, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
21%
10p
60°
17%
11p
59°
12a
60°
1a
60°
2a
59°
3a
58°
4a
55°
5a
54°
6a
56°
7a
61°
8a
65°
9a
70°
10a
75°
11a
81°
12p
84°
1p
86°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
86°
5p
84°
10%
6p
79°
24%
7p
74°
70%
8p
68°
55%
9p
L 54°H 88°
Hayward, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    12%
    81°54°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    33%
    70°59°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    97%
    67°60°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    97%
    60°45°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    59°44°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    61°43°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    13%
    53°50°
Hayward, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
037° · veering 127°
Direction
NE
037°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 8 · pk 27 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 127° from the ne.
Hayward, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
965.4
+0.7 mb in 3h · steady · 28.51 inHg
Now
965.4
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
+4.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 961967
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Hayward, MN
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.9 μg/m³
PM 10
10.5 μg/m³
NO₂
9.8 μg/m³
Ozone
66.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Hayward, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:15 AM
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
8:32 PM
Civil dusk
2:06 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Hayward, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:48 AM
Moonset
2:07 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Hayward, 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 →

Hayward at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 8 (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 Hayward

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.