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Aldrich, Minnesota Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Aldrich weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Aldrich, MN
Saturday, July 4 at 4:44 PM
66
°
Overcast
Feels like
63°
Humidity
83%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
12:33 AM
Sunset
4:14 PM
Aldrich, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAldrich, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit with a 59% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 60°H 82°
Aldrich, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Showers
    59%
    0.56″
    76°64°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    83°60°+7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    55%
    86°65°+3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    58%
    1.3″
    81°66°-5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Showers
    79%
    0.45″
    79°61°-2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    76°57°-3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    0.02″
    71°60°-5°
Aldrich, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
148° · backing 102°
Direction
SSE
148°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
33
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 6
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 6 · pk 33
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 283SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 17 mph with gusts pulsing to 33 — flags snap, branches bend.
Aldrich, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
969.4
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 28.63 inHg
Now
969.4
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
+1.4
mb
24h
+2.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 967970
960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW969.7966.9969.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Aldrich, MN
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
-2 in 6h

AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
11.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
77μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 36 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 36
UV peak
0.8 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 36

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.84
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Aldrich, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
34.2mi
UNLIMITED
58 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
21:44 UTC · Aldrich, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
21:44 UTC · Aldrich, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Aldrich, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Aldrich, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Aldrich, MN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:55 AM
Sunrise
12:33 AM
Daylight
15h 41m
Sunset
4:14 PM
Civil dusk
9:54 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Aldrich, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:25 PM
Moonset
10:18 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Aldrich, MN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Aldrich at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 66°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 56434

16-Day Forecast — Aldrich

  1. Sat76°65°59%
  2. Sun83°60°8%
  3. Mon86°65°55%
  4. Tue81°66°58%
  5. Wed79°61°79%
  6. Thu76°57°19%
  7. Fri71°60°18%
  8. Sat77°53°12%
  9. Sun79°55°12%
  10. Mon80°58°9%
  11. Tue84°60°9%
  12. Wed85°67°10%
  13. Thu83°66°10%
  14. Fri71°60°16%
  15. Sat73°59°6%
  16. Sun83°55°19%

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 — Aldrich

SPC has placed Aldrich in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Aldrich

  • 56434

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.