Alvarado, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Alvarado weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——82°58°—
- SundayJul 5Partly Cloudy——86°61°+4°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail62%—86°68°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers47%0.01″77°62°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast48%—79°57°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast12%—80°58°+1°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy19%—79°62°-1°
AQI 20 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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
- 11:37 PM
- Moonset
- 10:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Alvarado at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56710
16-Day Forecast — Alvarado
- Sat82°58°7%
- Sun86°61°2%
- Mon86°68°62%
- Tue77°62°47%
- Wed79°57°48%
- Thu80°58°12%
- Fri79°62°19%
- Sat75°58°19%
- Sun79°53°15%
- Mon85°60°13%
- Tue90°69°14%
- Wed79°55°16%
- Thu83°59°16%
- Fri85°55°11%
- Sat88°60°16%
- Sun97°71°15%
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 — Alvarado
SPC has placed Alvarado in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Alvarado
- 56710