Browns Valley, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Browns Valley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain19%0.21″90°63°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——88°65°-2°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle49%—95°67°+7°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail59%0.10″86°65°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers76%0.05″80°64°-6°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle19%0.09″78°59°-2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle15%—74°62°-4°
AQI 57 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.0 µg/m³ (AQI 50) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 49 now. With UV 4.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 29 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 4.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 29
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.0 µg/m³ (AQI 50) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 10:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Browns Valley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 22°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56219
16-Day Forecast — Browns Valley
- Sat90°63°19%
- Sun88°65°1%
- Mon95°67°49%
- Tue86°65°59%
- Wed80°64°76%
- Thu78°59°19%
- Fri74°62°15%
- Sat80°56°21%
- Sun83°58°15%
- Mon87°60°7%
- Tue94°65°11%
- Wed98°69°10%
- Thu90°73°14%
- Fri80°64°20%
- Sat74°62°11%
- Sun86°57°15%
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 — Browns Valley
SPC has placed Browns Valley in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Browns Valley
- 56219