Center City, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Center City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy——86°62°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——90°65°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail57%0.19″88°69°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm63%0.70″76°62°-12°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast32%—80°59°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——79°60°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——82°58°+3°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.6 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 51 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 51
- UV peak
- 3.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 51
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.6 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 11:34 PM
- Moonset
- 11:22 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Center City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 55012
16-Day Forecast — Center City
- Sun86°62°9%
- Mon90°65°5%
- Tue88°69°57%
- Wed76°62°63%
- Thu80°59°32%
- Fri79°60°8%
- Sat82°58°7%
- Sun88°66°12%
- Mon77°60°12%
- Tue79°59°8%
- Wed80°59°15%
- Thu86°63°19%
- Fri89°65°23%
- Sat93°68°16%
- Sun93°74°25%
- Mon96°70°31%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Center City
SPC has placed Center City in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Center City
- 55012