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 4Rain71%0.24″76°59°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast16%—80°59°+4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast35%—86°57°+6°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail50%0.40″88°66°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers63%0.71″76°58°-12°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast38%—78°55°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle13%0.01″81°53°+3°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 5.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 29 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 38 now. With UV 5.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 29 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 5.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 29
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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
- 11:16 PM
- Moonset
- 10:08 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Brookston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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
16-Day Forecast — Brookston
- Sat76°59°71%
- Sun80°59°16%
- Mon86°57°35%
- Tue88°66°50%
- Wed76°58°63%
- Thu78°55°38%
- Fri81°53°13%
- Sat69°58°14%
- Sun79°54°15%
- Mon78°52°10%
- Tue82°54°11%
- Wed82°60°12%
- Thu85°55°19%
- Fri87°61°25%
- Sat84°57°29%
- Sun92°61°16%
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
- 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 Brookston
- 55711