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Weather in Middle River, Minnesota

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

Middle River, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 2:51 AM
44
°
Clear
Feels like
37°
Humidity
52%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
8:59 PM
Middle River, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
9p
64°
10p
63°
11p
64°
12a
65°
1a
64°
2a
62°
3a
60°
4a
60°
5a
58°
6a
60°
7a
62°
8a
65°
9a
67°
10a
69°
11a
71°
12p
73°
1p
74°
2p
75°
3p
74°
4p
73°
5p
71°
6p
70°
7p
67°
8p
L 58°H 75°
Middle River, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    55°39°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    66%
    65°37°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    38%
    47°39°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    51%
    44°37°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    59°34°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    22%
    60°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    14%
    61°50°
Middle River, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
053° · veering 121°
Direction
NE
053°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
24
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 24 @ 11:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 121° from the ne.
Middle River, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
971.7
-1.9 mb in 3h · rising · 28.69 inHg
Now
971.7
mb
3h
-1.9
mb
12h
-0.8
mb
24h
+9.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 963974
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Middle River, MN
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.7 μg/m³
PM 10
0.7 μg/m³
NO₂
2.2 μg/m³
Ozone
55.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Middle River, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:06 AM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
15h 17m
Sunset
8:59 PM
Civil dusk
2:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Middle River, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:36 AM
Moonset
2:42 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Middle River, 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 →

Middle River at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°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 Middle River

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.