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Weather in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota

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

Pelican Rapids, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 2:37 AM
51
°
Clear
Feels like
44°
Humidity
48%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
8:52 PM
Pelican Rapids, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
9p
63°
10p
59°
11p
58°
12a
56°
1a
55°
2a
53°
3a
52°
4a
51°
5a
50°
6a
54°
7a
61°
8a
65°
9a
70°
10a
74°
11a
76°
12p
78°
1p
78°
2p
79°
3p
79°
4p
78°
5p
77°
6p
77°
7p
74°
8p
L 50°H 79°
Pelican Rapids, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    62°48°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    53%
    65°45°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    70%
    54°42°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Rain
    70%
    43°39°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    61°37°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    64°44°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    61°51°
Pelican Rapids, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
023° · veering 111°
Direction
NNE
023°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 12
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 12 · pk 29 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 111° from the nne.
Pelican Rapids, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
964.3
-1.9 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.48 inHg
Now
964.3
mb
3h
-1.9
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
+5.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 959966
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Pelican Rapids, MN
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.3 μg/m³
PM 10
0.3 μg/m³
NO₂
1.7 μg/m³
Ozone
61.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Pelican Rapids, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:14 AM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
15h 04m
Sunset
8:52 PM
Civil dusk
2:29 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Pelican Rapids, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:46 AM
Moonset
2:32 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Pelican Rapids, 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 →

Pelican Rapids 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 Pelican Rapids

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.