Chokio, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Chokio weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain20%0.21″87°64°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——86°64°-1°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle41%—91°66°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail44%0.05″85°64°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers74%0.12″79°65°-6°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle28%0.11″79°59°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle17%—72°61°-7°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.82 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 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 3.8 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 43
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- 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
- 11:29 PM
- Moonset
- 10:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Chokio at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 21°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56221
16-Day Forecast — Chokio
- Sat87°64°20%
- Sun86°64°7%
- Mon91°66°41%
- Tue85°64°44%
- Wed79°65°74%
- Thu79°59°28%
- Fri72°61°17%
- Sat79°55°19%
- Sun80°57°16%
- Mon83°58°7%
- Tue91°63°9%
- Wed92°66°10%
- Thu85°71°11%
- Fri77°62°17%
- Sat73°61°10%
- Sun83°55°10%
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 — Chokio
SPC has placed Chokio 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 Chokio
- 56221