Clinton, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Clinton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle30%0.01″86°62°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——87°63°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast38%—91°66°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle43%—95°68°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers75%—76°63°-19°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast21%—82°59°+6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast16%—88°63°+6°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.82 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 4.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 21 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 4.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 21
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- 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
- 11:30 PM
- Moonset
- 10:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Clinton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°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: 56225
16-Day Forecast — Clinton
- Sat86°62°30%
- Sun87°63°5%
- Mon91°66°38%
- Tue95°68°43%
- Wed76°63°75%
- Thu82°59°21%
- Fri88°63°16%
- Sat75°60°20%
- Sun81°55°14%
- Mon88°56°7%
- Tue97°66°10%
- Wed84°63°11%
- Thu95°58°10%
- Fri93°66°23%
- Sat97°66°23%
- Sun106°73°20%
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 — Clinton
SPC has placed Clinton in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Clinton
- 56225