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Coon Rapids, Minnesota Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Coon Rapids weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Coon Rapids, MN
Saturday, July 4 at 1:09 PM
85
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
92°
Humidity
54%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:31 AM
Sunset
4:03 PM
Coon Rapids, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCoon Rapids, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit with a 23% chance of precipitation at 12 AM.
L 67°H 87°
Coon Rapids, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    22%
    0.04″
    87°66°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    23%
    86°67°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    89°67°+3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    T-storm w/ Hail
    17%
    0.46″
    88°69°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Showers
    53%
    0.73″
    74°64°-14°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    53%
    82°61°+8°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    74°58°-8°
Coon Rapids, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
036° · backing 178°
Direction
NE
036°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 23 @ 1:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 233SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Coon Rapids, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.0
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.09 inHg
Now
985.0
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
+1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 982986
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW985.7982.4985.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Coon Rapids, MN
Air quality
63
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6h

AQI 63 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 76 now. With UV 6.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 46 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Moderate
15.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
20μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
123μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 76 now. With UV 6.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 46 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 76
UV peak
6.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 46

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 15.8 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.79
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Coon Rapids, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
30%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
68.5mi
UNLIMITED
70 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
18:09 UTC · Coon Rapids, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
18:09 UTC · Coon Rapids, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Coon Rapids, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Coon Rapids, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Coon Rapids, MN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:55 AM
Sunrise
12:31 AM
Daylight
15h 32m
Sunset
4:03 PM
Civil dusk
9:42 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Coon Rapids, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:16 PM
Moonset
10:13 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Coon Rapids, MN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Coon Rapids at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Coon Rapids

  1. Sat87°66°22%
  2. Sun86°67°23%
  3. Mon89°67°6%
  4. Tue88°69°17%
  5. Wed74°64°53%
  6. Thu82°61°53%
  7. Fri74°58°8%
  8. Sat77°55°11%
  9. Sun79°57°16%
  10. Mon81°59°10%
  11. Tue84°62°6%
  12. Wed86°69°15%
  13. Thu84°70°10%
  14. Fri76°63°22%
  15. Sat69°59°28%
  16. Sun80°58°30%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Live wind & temperature near Coon Rapids

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 — Coon Rapids

SPC has placed Coon Rapids 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 Coon Rapids

  • 55433
  • 55448

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.