Alden, Minnesota Weather
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Alden weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Showers16%0.93″83°66°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Showers29%0.62″81°65°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——83°67°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast15%—84°65°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm52%0.03″78°67°-6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast52%—79°57°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——76°59°-3°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 51 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 51 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 51
- UV peak
- 2.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 51
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.4 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.2 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:15 PM
- Moonset
- 10:16 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Alden at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56009
16-Day Forecast — Alden
- Sat83°66°16%
- Sun81°65°29%
- Mon83°67°2%
- Tue84°65°15%
- Wed78°67°52%
- Thu79°57°52%
- Fri76°59°8%
- Sat76°55°10%
- Sun77°57°10%
- Mon79°57°8%
- Tue81°60°6%
- Wed82°63°16%
- Thu85°67°19%
- Fri80°63°29%
- Sat71°58°20%
- Sun77°60°17%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Alden
SPC includes Alden in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Alden
- 56009