Weather in Staples, Minnesota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Staples, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 3:49 AM
48
°
Clear
Feels like
42°
Humidity
51%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
8:47 PM
Staples, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
19%
10p
60°
11p
60°
12a
58°
1a
56°
2a
55°
3a
51°
4a
50°
5a
49°
6a
54°
7a
61°
8a
68°
9a
72°
10a
74°
11a
78°
12p
79°
1p
80°
2p
82°
3p
81°
4p
80°
5p
78°
6p
77°
7p
74°
8p
70°
9p
Staples, MN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Mostly Clear—68°46°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain68%72°42°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Rain82%53°44°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle82%44°40°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°34°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast25%63°41°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle19%54°49°
Staples, MN
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Staples, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
048° · veering 163°
Direction
NE
048°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 11
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Staples, MN
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 59.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Staples, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:10 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
15h 03m
Sunset
8:47 PM
Civil dusk
2:23 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Staples, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:42 AM
- Moonset
- 2:26 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Staples, MN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Staples at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 24 (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).