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Ashby, Minnesota Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ashby weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Ashby, MN
Saturday, July 4 at 10:08 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
80%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
12:38 AM
Sunset
4:17 PM
Ashby, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAshby, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 87°
Ashby, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    18%
    87°64°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    87°62°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    43%
    86°65°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    56%
    91°67°+5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Showers
    69%
    0.02″
    72°62°-19°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    30%
    79°59°+7°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    12%
    81°61°+2°
Ashby, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
185° · veering 13°
Direction
S
185°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 7 · pk 17 @ 7:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 235SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 13° from the s.
Ashby, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
970.6
+2.0 mb in 3h · rising · 28.66 inHg
Now
970.6
mb
3h
+2.0
mb
12h
+2.8
mb
24h
+1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 968971
960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW970.9967.8970.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Ashby, MN
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.0 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneModerate
66μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 4.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 31
UV peak
4.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 19

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.78
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Ashby, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
14%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
35.5mi
UNLIMITED
62 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
15:08 UTC · Ashby, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
15:08 UTC · Ashby, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Ashby, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ashby, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ashby, MN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:00 AM
Sunrise
12:38 AM
Daylight
15h 39m
Sunset
4:17 PM
Civil dusk
9:56 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Ashby, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:28 PM
Moonset
10:22 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Ashby, MN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ashby at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 56309

16-Day Forecast — Ashby

  1. Sat87°64°18%
  2. Sun87°62°8%
  3. Mon86°65°43%
  4. Tue91°67°56%
  5. Wed72°62°69%
  6. Thu79°59°30%
  7. Fri81°61°12%
  8. Sat69°58°18%
  9. Sun76°53°14%
  10. Mon80°55°5%
  11. Tue87°62°9%
  12. Wed76°61°9%
  13. Thu84°57°9%
  14. Fri85°65°17%
  15. Sat92°62°29%
  16. Sun93°72°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 — Ashby

SPC has placed Ashby 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 Ashby

  • 56309

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.