Arlington, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Arlington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast25%—84°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast13%—85°66°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——83°67°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle35%—85°67°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm49%0.83″76°65°-9°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast45%—79°61°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——71°60°-8°
AQI 63 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 13.0 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 55 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 55
- UV peak
- 0.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 55
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.0 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- 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
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 10:17 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Arlington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 55307
16-Day Forecast — Arlington
- Sat84°67°25%
- Sun85°66°13%
- Mon83°67°6%
- Tue85°67°35%
- Wed76°65°49%
- Thu79°61°45%
- Fri71°60°9%
- Sat77°56°10%
- Sun77°57°10%
- Mon79°58°8%
- Tue83°63°6%
- Wed84°65°19%
- Thu82°68°14%
- Fri76°60°17%
- Sat69°58°16%
- Sun78°58°13%
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 — Arlington
SPC has placed Arlington in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Arlington
- 55307