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Weather in Madison Lake, Minnesota

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

Madison Lake, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 4:49 AM
63
°
Overcast
Feels like
56°
Humidity
41%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
8:36 PM
Madison Lake, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
11p
62°
12a
61°
1a
59°
2a
58°
3a
57°
4a
56°
5a
55°
6a
56°
7a
60°
8a
65°
9a
70°
10a
74°
11a
80°
12p
84°
1p
86°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
87°
5p
87°
6p
82°
7p
79°
13%
8p
78°
11%
9p
72°
10p
L 55°H 88°
Madison Lake, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Mostly Clear
    80°54°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    46%
    73°55°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    94%
    64°55°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    94%
    54°45°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    60°44°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    64°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    16%
    56°50°
Madison Lake, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
041° · veering 74°
Direction
NE
041°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 9
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 9 · pk 31 @ 4:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 74° from the ne.
Madison Lake, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
973.2
+2.1 mb in 3h · rising · 28.74 inHg
Now
973.2
mb
3h
+2.1
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
+3.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 970974
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Madison Lake, MN
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.2 μg/m³
PM 10
5.7 μg/m³
NO₂
5.9 μg/m³
Ozone
70.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Madison Lake, 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 50m
Sunset
8:36 PM
Civil dusk
2:10 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Madison Lake, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:48 AM
Moonset
2:12 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Madison Lake, 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 →

Madison Lake at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 11 (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 Madison Lake

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.