Bellechester, Minnesota Weather
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Bellechester weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast17%—85°64°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle15%—80°68°-5°
- MondayJul 6Overcast11%—81°64°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm——84°64°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail50%0.13″77°64°-7°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast50%—78°56°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——74°61°-4°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 13.0 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 45 now. With UV 7.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 42 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 7.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 42
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.0 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.72 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- 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
- 11:11 PM
- Moonset
- 10:11 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Bellechester at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Bellechester
- Sat85°64°17%
- Sun80°68°15%
- Mon81°64°11%
- Tue84°64°6%
- Wed77°64°50%
- Thu78°56°50%
- Fri74°61°8%
- Sat76°54°10%
- Sun77°55°14%
- Mon78°57°8%
- Tue81°61°7%
- Wed81°65°17%
- Thu80°67°13%
- Fri77°63°35%
- Sat70°58°23%
- Sun78°57°16%
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 — Bellechester
SPC includes Bellechester in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Bellechester
- 55027