Weather in Balaton, Minnesota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Balaton, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 3:42 AM
63
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
54°
Humidity
28%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
8:44 PM
Balaton, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
10p
67°
11p
66°
12a
62°
1a
59°
2a
58°
3a
57°
4a
55°
5a
55°
6a
58°
7a
68°
8a
76°
9a
80°
10a
82°
11a
83°
12p
85°
1p
86°
2p
86°
3p
87°
4p
85°
5p
85°
6p
82°
7p
79°
8p
75°
9p
Balaton, MN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—77°48°
- SundayMay 17Rain55%76°53°
- MondayMay 18Rain79%61°45°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle79%49°41°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—63°38°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast12%65°47°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle15%62°53°
Balaton, MN
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Balaton, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNE
031° · veering 108°
Direction
NNE
031°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
33
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Balaton, MN
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 83.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Balaton, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:23 AM
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Daylight
14h 49m
Sunset
8:44 PM
Civil dusk
2:19 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Balaton, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:55 AM
- Moonset
- 2:20 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Balaton, MN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Balaton 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).