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Weather in Butterfield, Minnesota

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

Butterfield, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 3:52 AM
64
°
Overcast
Feels like
59°
Humidity
39%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
8:39 PM
Butterfield, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
10p
67°
11p
66°
12a
64°
1a
63°
2a
61°
3a
59°
4a
58°
5a
56°
6a
58°
7a
64°
8a
72°
9a
79°
10a
83°
11a
85°
12p
87°
1p
88°
2p
90°
3p
90°
4p
89°
5p
90°
6p
88°
7p
88°
8p
77°
9p
L 56°H 90°
Butterfield, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    80°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Showers
    47%
    76°55°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    93%
    61°51°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    93%
    50°43°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    61°43°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    65°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    14%
    56°52°
Butterfield, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
046° · veering 128°
Direction
NE
046°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 8
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 8 · pk 29 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 128° from the ne.
Butterfield, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
967.4
+1.0 mb in 3h · steady · 28.57 inHg
Now
967.4
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
+2.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 965970
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Butterfield, MN
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.6 μg/m³
PM 10
7.9 μg/m³
NO₂
4.0 μg/m³
Ozone
70.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Butterfield, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:20 AM
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Daylight
14h 48m
Sunset
8:39 PM
Civil dusk
2:13 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Butterfield, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:52 AM
Moonset
2:15 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Butterfield, 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 →

Butterfield at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 10 (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 Butterfield

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.