Bird Island, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bird Island weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain23%0.47″84°64°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle17%0.01″84°65°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast14%—84°66°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle17%—87°68°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers55%0.01″77°65°-10°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast39%—78°61°+1°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm13%—83°61°+5°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.4 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 6.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 38 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 6.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 38
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 10:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Bird Island at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 55310
16-Day Forecast — Bird Island
- Sat85°64°23%
- Sun84°65°17%
- Mon84°66°14%
- Tue87°68°17%
- Wed77°65°55%
- Thu78°61°39%
- Fri83°61°13%
- Sat74°61°15%
- Sun75°55°14%
- Mon76°55°6%
- Tue81°61°6%
- Wed79°63°12%
- Thu83°58°15%
- Fri88°67°17%
- Sat87°68°24%
- Sun93°71°29%
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 — Bird Island
SPC has placed Bird Island 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 Bird Island
- 55310