Center City, Minnesota Weather
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Center City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast20%—86°62°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast20%—86°65°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——86°65°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm27%1.2″89°66°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers58%0.65″71°61°-18°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle52%—79°59°+8°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——72°56°-7°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.3 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.75 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
- 3.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 51
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.3 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- 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
- 11:14 PM
- Moonset
- 10:11 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Center City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°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
- Sat85°62°20%
- Sun86°65°20%
- Mon86°65°5%
- Tue89°66°27%
- Wed71°61°58%
- Thu79°59°52%
- Fri72°56°9%
- Sat76°53°10%
- Sun78°55°16%
- Mon80°56°6%
- Tue84°61°7%
- Wed86°65°11%
- Thu84°65°13%
- Fri76°60°23%
- Sat68°58°20%
- Sun80°56°14%
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 — Center City
SPC includes Center City in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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