Cosmos, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cosmos weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast35%—84°66°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle21%0.07″84°65°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast13%—83°66°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast21%—86°68°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm54%0.17″78°65°-8°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast28%—78°60°0°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm13%—81°61°+3°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.78 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 39 now. With UV 5.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 5.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 19
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- 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
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 10:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Cosmos at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56228
16-Day Forecast — Cosmos
- Sat84°66°35%
- Sun84°65°21%
- Mon83°66°13%
- Tue86°68°21%
- Wed78°65°54%
- Thu78°60°28%
- Fri81°61°13%
- Sat73°61°15%
- Sun75°55°15%
- Mon76°55°5%
- Tue80°59°7%
- Wed80°63°12%
- Thu82°58°12%
- Fri88°67°20%
- Sat87°68°27%
- Sun92°71°32%
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 — Cosmos
SPC has placed Cosmos 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 Cosmos
- 56228