Brooks, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Brooks weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Showers29%0.08″82°62°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——84°62°+2°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail58%1.0″86°63°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle58%0.01″76°62°-10°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast55%—76°56°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast14%—76°55°0°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle16%0.21″75°58°-1°
AQI 23 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 38 now. With UV 6.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 22 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 6.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 22
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:32 PM
- Moonset
- 10:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Brooks at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56715
16-Day Forecast — Brooks
- Sat82°62°29%
- Sun84°62°8%
- Mon86°63°58%
- Tue76°62°58%
- Wed76°56°55%
- Thu76°55°14%
- Fri75°58°16%
- Sat76°53°17%
- Sun78°56°17%
- Mon80°58°12%
- Tue87°62°15%
- Wed90°68°15%
- Thu81°68°23%
- Fri70°59°13%
- Sat76°60°20%
- Sun83°58°14%
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 — Brooks
SPC has placed Brooks in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe 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 Brooks
- 56715