Brookston, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Brookston weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain40%0.17″77°64°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast19%—79°55°+2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast14%—83°52°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle25%—83°61°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers51%0.16″81°61°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy42%—82°56°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle13%—84°58°+2°
AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 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 45 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 14
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.8 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 3h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:16 PM
- Moonset
- 10:08 AM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Brookston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 66°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 55711
15-Day Forecast — Brookston
- Sat77°61°40%
- Sun79°55°19%
- Mon83°52°14%
- Tue83°61°25%
- Wed81°61°51%
- Thu82°56°42%
- Fri84°58°13%
- Sat83°61°14%
- Sun79°56°14%
- Mon87°56°14%
- Tue83°57°20%
- Wed84°58°26%
- Thu85°57°15%
- Fri72°55°26%
- Sat76°50°23%
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 — Brookston
SPC has placed Brookston in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe 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 Brookston
- 55711