Bloomington, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bloomington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast23%—88°68°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle24%0.03″88°68°0°
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——86°67°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast10%—88°69°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail55%0.19″77°69°-11°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast55%—81°63°+4°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle——86°64°+5°
AQI 63 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 15.0 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 50 now. With UV 5.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 37 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 5.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 37
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.0 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- 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
- 11:15 PM
- Moonset
- 10:14 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Bloomington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°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.
16-Day Forecast — Bloomington
- Sat88°68°23%
- Sun88°68°24%
- Mon86°67°3%
- Tue88°69°10%
- Wed77°69°55%
- Thu81°63°55%
- Fri86°64°8%
- Sat78°66°11%
- Sun78°59°15%
- Mon80°60°9%
- Tue81°61°5%
- Wed85°68°15%
- Thu89°64°10%
- Fri91°70°22%
- Sat92°71°28%
- Sun94°74°30%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Bloomington
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 — Bloomington
SPC has placed Bloomington in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Bloomington
- 55420
- 55425
- 55431
- 55437
- 55435
- 55438