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Weather in Merrifield, Minnesota

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

Merrifield, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 2:49 AM
51
°
Clear
Feels like
44°
Humidity
50%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
8:44 PM
Merrifield, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
9p
59°
20%
10p
60°
11p
61°
12a
59°
1a
57°
2a
55°
3a
53°
4a
52°
5a
52°
6a
54°
7a
60°
8a
65°
9a
70°
10a
73°
11a
77°
12p
79°
1p
79°
2p
80°
3p
81°
4p
80°
5p
78°
6p
77°
7p
73°
8p
L 52°H 81°
Merrifield, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    70°49°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    58%
    65°43°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    65%
    53°45°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    82%
    44°39°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    59°31°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    21%
    63°40°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    53°47°
Merrifield, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
019° · veering 158°
Direction
NNE
019°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
31
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 31 @ 1:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 158° from the nne.
Merrifield, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
967.3
-1.6 mb in 3h · steady · 28.56 inHg
Now
967.3
mb
3h
-1.6
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
+6.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 961969
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Merrifield, MN
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.6 μg/m³
PM 10
0.6 μg/m³
NO₂
1.1 μg/m³
Ozone
64.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Merrifield, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:07 AM
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Daylight
15h 03m
Sunset
8:44 PM
Civil dusk
2:21 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Merrifield, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:38 AM
Moonset
2:23 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Merrifield, 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 →

Merrifield at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 25 (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 Merrifield

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.