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Weather in New Ulm, Minnesota

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

New Ulm, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 12:49 AM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
23%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
8:39 PM
New Ulm, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
26%
7p
65°
19%
8p
64°
9p
64°
10p
65°
11p
65°
12a
64°
1a
62°
2a
60°
3a
58°
4a
56°
5a
54°
6a
56°
7a
63°
8a
70°
9a
78°
10a
81°
11a
85°
12p
88°
1p
88°
2p
89°
3p
89°
4p
88°
5p
85°
6p
L 54°H 89°
New Ulm, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    81°52°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Showers
    49%
    70°57°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    91%
    64°55°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    91%
    52°44°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    61°45°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    14%
    66°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Rain
    14%
    56°52°
New Ulm, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
036° · veering 116°
Direction
NE
036°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 7
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 7 · pk 25 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 116° from the ne.
New Ulm, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
978.1
+0.2 mb in 3h · rising · 28.88 inHg
Now
978.1
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
+3.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 973980
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
New Ulm, MN
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.8 μg/m³
PM 10
7.3 μg/m³
NO₂
0.8 μg/m³
Ozone
106.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
New Ulm, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:17 AM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
14h 50m
Sunset
8:39 PM
Civil dusk
2:13 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
New Ulm, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:50 AM
Moonset
2:15 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
New Ulm, 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 →

New Ulm at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 12 (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 New Ulm

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.