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Weather in Karlstad, Minnesota

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

Karlstad, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 4:55 AM
41
°
Clear
Feels like
34°
Humidity
58%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
9:01 PM
Karlstad, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
11p
68°
12a
67°
1a
66°
2a
63°
3a
62°
4a
62°
5a
60°
6a
61°
7a
63°
8a
65°
9a
66°
10a
69°
11a
71°
12p
73°
1p
75°
2p
74°
3p
74°
4p
73°
5p
73°
6p
70°
7p
70°
11%
8p
65°
9p
61°
10p
L 60°H 75°
Karlstad, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    55°38°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    70%
    62°37°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    24%
    47°40°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    49%
    44°38°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    61°35°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    37%
    61°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    16%
    62°51°
Karlstad, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
081° · veering 158°
Direction
E
081°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
22
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
avg 11 · pk 22 @ 8:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 158° from the e.
Karlstad, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
976.5
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 28.84 inHg
Now
976.5
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
+9.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 967977
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Karlstad, MN
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.9 μg/m³
PM 10
0.9 μg/m³
NO₂
3.4 μg/m³
Ozone
45.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Karlstad, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:07 AM
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Daylight
15h 18m
Sunset
9:01 PM
Civil dusk
2:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Karlstad, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:37 AM
Moonset
2:45 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Karlstad, 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 →

Karlstad at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 22°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 6 (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 Karlstad

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.