Boyd, Minnesota Weather
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Boyd weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle18%0.02″87°64°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast14%—88°63°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast28%—90°66°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle41%—93°69°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers56%0.02″81°67°-12°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast24%—81°60°0°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm14%—91°63°+10°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.80 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 40 now. With UV 5.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 31 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 5.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 31
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- 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
- 11:26 PM
- Moonset
- 10:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Boyd 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.
ZIP code: 56218
16-Day Forecast — Boyd
- Sat87°64°18%
- Sun88°63°14%
- Mon90°66°28%
- Tue93°69°41%
- Wed81°67°56%
- Thu81°60°24%
- Fri91°63°14%
- Sat78°61°17%
- Sun78°54°13%
- Mon83°56°7%
- Tue92°66°6%
- Wed85°63°11%
- Thu90°59°14%
- Fri94°70°20%
- Sat96°69°14%
- Sun103°75°19%
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 — Boyd
SPC has placed Boyd 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 Boyd
- 56218