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Weather in Hills, Minnesota

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

Hills, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 2:47 AM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
60°
Humidity
31%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
8:44 PM
Hills, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
9p
69°
10p
66°
11p
64°
12a
59°
1a
56°
2a
56°
3a
52°
4a
50°
5a
49°
6a
50°
7a
60°
8a
68°
9a
76°
10a
82°
11a
85°
12p
85°
1p
86°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
89°
5p
88°
6p
84°
7p
80°
8p
L 49°H 89°
Hills, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    81°49°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    49%
    72°53°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    72%
    61°47°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    72%
    52°41°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    64°38°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    66°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    22%
    63°53°
Hills, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
064° · veering 64°
Direction
ENE
064°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 8
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 8 · pk 37 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 64° from the ene.
Hills, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
955.3
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 28.21 inHg
Now
955.3
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-3.7
mb
24h
+1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 954959
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Hills, MN
Air quality
60
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.3 μg/m³
PM 10
7.7 μg/m³
NO₂
1.8 μg/m³
Ozone
96.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Hills, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:27 AM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
14h 45m
Sunset
8:44 PM
Civil dusk
2:18 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Hills, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:00 AM
Moonset
2:19 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Hills, 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 →

Hills at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 7 (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 Hills

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.