Coates, Minnesota Weather
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Coates weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast19%—85°65°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast20%—84°68°-1°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle12%—82°65°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast10%—85°66°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail56%0.04″78°67°-7°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast56%—78°60°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——83°60°+5°
AQI 63 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 15.0 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.83 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 50 now. With UV 5.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 37 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 5.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 37
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.0 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- 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
- 11:14 PM
- Moonset
- 10:13 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Coates at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Coates
- Sat85°65°19%
- Sun84°68°20%
- Mon82°65°12%
- Tue85°66°10%
- Wed78°67°56%
- Thu78°60°56%
- Fri83°60°8%
- Sat76°64°10%
- Sun74°58°16%
- Mon77°55°8%
- Tue78°58°5%
- Wed82°64°13%
- Thu84°59°16%
- Fri88°67°23%
- Sat88°69°26%
- Sun90°71°26%
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 — Coates
SPC has placed Coates in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Coates
- 55068