Breckenridge, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Breckenridge weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——88°64°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast28%—90°67°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail82%0.04″80°67°-10°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers82%0.22″78°63°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——81°60°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast14%—81°62°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——89°65°+8°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 6.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 50
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
- 11:49 PM
- Moonset
- 11:37 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Breckenridge at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 22°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56520
16-Day Forecast — Breckenridge
- Sun88°64°0%
- Mon90°67°28%
- Tue80°67°82%
- Wed78°63°82%
- Thu81°60°4%
- Fri81°62°14%
- Sat89°65°7%
- Sun87°67°15%
- Mon80°56°6%
- Tue80°62°8%
- Wed86°60°17%
- Thu91°65°8%
- Fri97°71°17%
- Sat99°73°19%
- Sun92°70°14%
- Mon102°71°7%
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 — Breckenridge
SPC has placed Breckenridge in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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 Breckenridge
- 56520