Aurora, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Aurora weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle61%0.02″76°57°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast10%—79°60°+3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast41%—87°56°+8°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail41%—81°65°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers48%0.68″80°58°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast37%—81°53°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast17%—79°54°-2°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³ (AQI 25) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- 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
- 11:16 PM
- Moonset
- 10:06 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Aurora at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 65°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 55705
16-Day Forecast — Aurora
- Sat76°57°61%
- Sun79°60°10%
- Mon87°56°41%
- Tue81°65°41%
- Wed80°58°48%
- Thu81°53°37%
- Fri79°54°17%
- Sat69°55°20%
- Sun78°51°11%
- Mon79°51°13%
- Tue83°54°14%
- Wed80°59°14%
- Thu85°55°23%
- Fri84°61°24%
- Sat86°57°26%
- Sun93°60°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 — Aurora
SPC has placed Aurora 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 Aurora
- 55705