Alexandria, Minnesota Weather
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Alexandria weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Showers41%0.74″85°65°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast12%—85°62°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast33%—85°65°0°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail52%0.29″83°64°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers70%0.71″77°63°-6°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle36%—76°58°-1°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle15%—72°61°-4°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.8 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 4.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 4.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 20
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:26 PM
- Moonset
- 10:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Alexandria at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56308
16-Day Forecast — Alexandria
- Sat85°65°41%
- Sun85°62°12%
- Mon85°65°33%
- Tue83°64°52%
- Wed77°63°70%
- Thu76°58°36%
- Fri72°61°15%
- Sat76°55°17%
- Sun77°56°16%
- Mon79°58°6%
- Tue85°61°7%
- Wed83°65°10%
- Thu82°66°17%
- Fri73°60°20%
- Sat70°58°11%
- Sun79°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 — Alexandria
SPC has placed Alexandria 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 Alexandria
- 56308