Weather in Bena, Minnesota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bena, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 2:52 AM
48
°
Clear
Feels like
40°
Humidity
52%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Sunset
8:47 PM
Bena, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
19%
9p
61°
10p
60°
11p
59°
12a
58°
1a
57°
2a
58°
19%
3a
54°
4a
54°
5a
53°
6a
55°
7a
60°
8a
66°
9a
70°
10a
73°
11a
76°
12p
77°
1p
78°
2p
78°
3p
79°
4p
77°
5p
77°
6p
76°
7p
72°
8p
Bena, MN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Mostly Clear—61°46°
- SundayMay 17Rain45%63°40°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain58%49°42°
- TuesdayMay 19Rain84%42°37°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°30°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast22%64°39°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle20%54°47°
Bena, MN
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Bena, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
N
358° · veering 95°
Direction
N
358°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
34
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Bena, MN
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 62.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Bena, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:03 AM
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Daylight
15h 09m
Sunset
8:47 PM
Civil dusk
2:25 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bena, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:34 AM
- Moonset
- 2:28 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Bena, MN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Bena at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 30 (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).