Weather in Ghent, Minnesota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ghent, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 12:47 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
63°
Humidity
23%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
8:45 PM
Ghent, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
7p
76°
8p
70°
9p
71°
10p
65°
11p
61°
12a
59°
1a
57°
2a
54°
3a
54°
4a
53°
5a
53°
6a
55°
7a
64°
8a
72°
9a
79°
10a
81°
11a
84°
12p
85°
1p
86°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
86°
5p
86°
6p
Ghent, MN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—78°49°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain47%66°53°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle76%59°46°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle76%50°41°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—64°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast11%67°47°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle18%64°54°
Ghent, MN
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Ghent, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNE
014° · veering 143°
Direction
NNE
014°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 8
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
Ghent, MN
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 108.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.5 Low
Ghent, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:22 AM
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
8:45 PM
Civil dusk
2:20 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ghent, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:54 AM
- Moonset
- 2:22 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Ghent, MN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Ghent at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 13 (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).