Brownton, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Brownton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast18%—84°67°—
- SundayJul 5Rain21%0.30″84°66°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——84°66°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast16%—85°67°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail51%0.05″78°67°-7°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast46%—78°61°0°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm——81°60°+3°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.9 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 41 now. With UV 5.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 5.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 28
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.9 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:20 PM
- Moonset
- 10:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Brownton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 55312
16-Day Forecast — Brownton
- Sat84°67°18%
- Sun84°66°21%
- Mon84°66°6%
- Tue85°67°16%
- Wed78°67°51%
- Thu78°61°46%
- Fri81°60°9%
- Sat74°61°11%
- Sun74°55°15%
- Mon76°56°5%
- Tue81°58°6%
- Wed80°63°12%
- Thu82°58°13%
- Fri87°67°14%
- Sat86°69°20%
- Sun91°70°26%
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 — Brownton
SPC has placed Brownton in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Brownton
- 55312