Minneapolis, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Minneapolis weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Partly Cloudy——91°65°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——93°69°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——95°69°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast19%—99°70°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast40%—101°76°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle40%—95°71°-6°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle——96°66°+1°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.0 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 55 now. With UV 7.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 54 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 55
- UV peak
- 7.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 54
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.0 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:49 PM
- Moonset
- 11:45 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Minneapolis at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 67467
16-Day Forecast — Minneapolis
- Sun91°65°0%
- Mon93°69°1%
- Tue95°69°1%
- Wed99°70°19%
- Thu101°76°40%
- Fri95°71°40%
- Sat96°66°7%
- Sun102°72°4%
- Mon103°77°2%
- Tue115°71°1%
- Wed114°75°4%
- Thu99°73°7%
- Fri99°75°19%
- Sat101°69°16%
- Sun101°73°23%
- Mon102°73°24%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Minneapolis
SPC includes Minneapolis in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Minneapolis
- 67467