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Weather in Dalton, Minnesota

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

Dalton, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 4:52 AM
48
°
Clear
Feels like
39°
Humidity
50%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
8:50 PM
Dalton, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
11p
59°
12a
57°
1a
55°
2a
54°
3a
53°
4a
50°
5a
51°
6a
53°
7a
61°
8a
67°
9a
72°
10a
74°
11a
77°
12p
79°
1p
81°
2p
81°
3p
81°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
78°
7p
75°
8p
71°
9p
65°
10p
L 50°H 81°
Dalton, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    66°49°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    50%
    73°45°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    81%
    55°43°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    81%
    44°39°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    61°39°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    29%
    65°44°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    62°51°
Dalton, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
050° · veering 167°
Direction
NE
050°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 13
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 13 · pk 33 @ 4:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 167° from the ne.
Dalton, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
962.9
+0.3 mb in 3h · falling · 28.43 inHg
Now
962.9
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
+4.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 958964
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Dalton, MN
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.4 μg/m³
PM 10
0.4 μg/m³
NO₂
2.4 μg/m³
Ozone
55.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Dalton, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:15 AM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
15h 01m
Sunset
8:50 PM
Civil dusk
2:27 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Dalton, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:47 AM
Moonset
2:29 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Dalton, 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 →

Dalton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 23 (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 Dalton

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.