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Weather in Olivia, Minnesota

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

Olivia, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 2:47 AM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
59°
Humidity
30%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
8:42 PM
Olivia, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
9p
66°
10p
65°
11p
66°
12a
64°
1a
63°
2a
60°
3a
59°
4a
57°
5a
55°
6a
58°
7a
68°
8a
75°
9a
82°
10a
82°
11a
82°
12p
85°
1p
86°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
87°
5p
87°
6p
85°
7p
80°
8p
L 55°H 87°
Olivia, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    80°52°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    55%
    76°53°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    83%
    63°49°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    83%
    48°42°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    61°44°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    14%
    66°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    56°53°
Olivia, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
027° · veering 112°
Direction
NNE
027°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
38
avg 10
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 10 · pk 38 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 112° from the nne.
Olivia, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
973.1
+0.9 mb in 3h · steady · 28.74 inHg
Now
973.1
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
+5.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 968974
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Olivia, MN
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.0 μg/m³
PM 10
4.6 μg/m³
NO₂
1.9 μg/m³
Ozone
86.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Olivia, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:17 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
14h 52m
Sunset
8:42 PM
Civil dusk
2:17 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Olivia, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:50 AM
Moonset
2:19 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Olivia, 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 →

Olivia at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 66°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 15 (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 Olivia

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.