Climax, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Climax weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——83°63°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——86°62°+3°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail60%0.13″88°68°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Rain60%0.58″79°62°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle57%—77°58°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast13%—80°59°+3°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy16%—78°63°-2°
AQI 21 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 11:35 PM
- Moonset
- 10:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Climax at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56523
16-Day Forecast — Climax
- Sat83°63°7%
- Sun86°62°1%
- Mon88°68°60%
- Tue79°62°60%
- Wed77°58°57%
- Thu80°59°13%
- Fri78°63°16%
- Sat71°59°24%
- Sun78°53°16%
- Mon84°59°12%
- Tue88°68°12%
- Wed78°57°16%
- Thu84°58°16%
- Fri82°56°12%
- Sat87°61°13%
- Sun94°70°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 — Climax
SPC has placed Climax in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Climax
- 56523