Weather in Madison, Minnesota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Madison, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 12:51 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
60°
Humidity
24%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
8:48 PM
Madison, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
80°
7p
77°
8p
75°
9p
70°
10p
64°
11p
61°
12a
58°
1a
56°
2a
53°
3a
52°
4a
52°
5a
52°
6a
55°
7a
62°
8a
71°
9a
76°
10a
76°
11a
81°
12p
83°
1p
84°
2p
85°
3p
85°
4p
84°
5p
83°
6p
Madison, MN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—77°47°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle50%64°51°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle71%57°45°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle71%49°41°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—64°39°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast14%69°46°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle12%66°54°
Madison, MN
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Madison, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNE
013° · veering 69°
Direction
NNE
013°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 9
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
Madison, MN
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 3.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 97.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.5 Low
Madison, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:21 AM
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Daylight
14h 54m
Sunset
8:48 PM
Civil dusk
2:23 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Madison, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:53 AM
- Moonset
- 2:25 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Madison, MN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Madison at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 16 (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).