Altura, Minnesota Weather
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Altura weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast17%—82°64°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast15%—79°67°-3°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——79°64°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——82°64°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail49%0.02″77°66°-5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast49%—76°63°-1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle10%—78°61°+2°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 43 now. With UV 5.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 32 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 5.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 32
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:08 PM
- Moonset
- 10:09 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Altura at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 55910
16-Day Forecast — Altura
- Sat82°64°17%
- Sun79°67°15%
- Mon79°64°2%
- Tue82°64°7%
- Wed77°66°49%
- Thu76°63°49%
- Fri78°61°10%
- Sat78°61°10%
- Sun71°57°14%
- Mon74°52°8%
- Tue78°59°6%
- Wed76°62°19%
- Thu80°68°26%
- Fri84°66°16%
- Sat84°68°22%
- Sun84°69°24%
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 — Altura
SPC includes Altura in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Altura
- 55969
- 55910