Blomkest, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Blomkest weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain29%0.48″84°65°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle13%0.01″84°64°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast22%—84°66°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast31%—87°68°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers56%0.08″77°65°-10°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast28%—78°60°+1°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm14%—82°61°+4°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 5.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 25 around 1 PM.
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 37 now. With UV 5.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 25 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 5.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 25
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- 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
- 11:23 PM
- Moonset
- 10:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Blomkest at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56216
16-Day Forecast — Blomkest
- Sat84°65°29%
- Sun84°64°13%
- Mon84°66°22%
- Tue87°68°31%
- Wed77°65°56%
- Thu78°60°28%
- Fri82°61°14%
- Sat73°61°16%
- Sun75°54°16%
- Mon76°55°6%
- Tue82°60°6%
- Wed80°63°11%
- 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 — Blomkest
SPC has placed Blomkest 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 Blomkest
- 56216