Blue Earth, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Blue Earth weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy37%—83°67°—
- SundayJul 5Partly Cloudy13%—86°67°+3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——85°66°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail15%—85°67°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm50%—78°65°-7°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast50%—76°61°-2°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle——79°61°+3°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 17 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 0.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 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 49 now. With UV 0.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 0.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- 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
- 11:38 PM
- Moonset
- 11:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Blue Earth at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56013
16-Day Forecast — Blue Earth
- Sat83°67°37%
- Sun86°65°13%
- Mon85°66°1%
- Tue85°67°15%
- Wed78°65°50%
- Thu76°61°50%
- Fri79°61°7%
- Sat75°60°10%
- Sun77°57°10%
- Mon84°64°8%
- Tue82°66°4%
- Wed84°63°16%
- Thu89°70°16%
- Fri87°70°26%
- Sat84°61°19%
- Sun77°59°23%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Blue Earth
SPC includes Blue Earth in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Blue Earth
- 56013