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Weather in Nicollet, Minnesota

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

Nicollet, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 2:33 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
62°
Humidity
35%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
8:37 PM
Nicollet, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
17%
9p
60°
10p
61°
11p
61°
12a
60°
1a
59°
2a
57°
3a
56°
4a
55°
5a
55°
6a
55°
7a
60°
8a
66°
9a
71°
10a
76°
11a
81°
12p
85°
1p
88°
2p
89°
3p
90°
4p
87°
5p
82°
6p
81°
7p
78°
8p
L 55°H 90°
Nicollet, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    81°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    54%
    74°54°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    93%
    64°55°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    93%
    54°44°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    60°44°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    15%
    65°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    15%
    55°51°
Nicollet, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
029° · veering 36°
Direction
NNE
029°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 9
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 9 · pk 34 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 36° from the nne.
Nicollet, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
974.6
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 28.78 inHg
Now
974.6
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
+5.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 970977
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Nicollet, MN
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.8 μg/m³
PM 10
6.9 μg/m³
NO₂
3.7 μg/m³
Ozone
85.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Nicollet, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:16 AM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
14h 49m
Sunset
8:37 PM
Civil dusk
2:12 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Nicollet, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:49 AM
Moonset
2:13 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Nicollet, 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 →

Nicollet at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
  • 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 Nicollet

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.