Arlington, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Arlington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy21%—84°63°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——87°65°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail44%0.03″85°68°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail63%1.1″80°67°-5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast43%—78°61°-2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——80°62°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle——84°66°+4°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.7 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 50 now. With UV 7.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 35 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 7.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 35
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.7 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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
- 11:38 PM
- Moonset
- 11:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Arlington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°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
- Sun84°63°21%
- Mon87°65°7%
- Tue85°68°44%
- Wed80°67°63%
- Thu78°61°43%
- Fri80°62°6%
- Sat84°66°6%
- Sun90°70°9%
- Mon99°75°9%
- Tue87°67°5%
- Wed78°59°14%
- Thu82°59°10%
- Fri89°65°19%
- Sat78°69°19%
- Sun87°66°23%
- Mon91°68°13%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3SLGTSlight Risk
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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