Dakota, Minnesota Weather
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Dakota weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy17%—83°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast23%—81°69°-2°
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——80°65°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——82°64°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail39%—79°65°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers45%—77°65°-2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast14%—79°62°+2°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 8 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~94%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 4.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:06 PM
- Moonset
- 10:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Dakota at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 55925
16-Day Forecast — Dakota
- Sat83°68°17%
- Sun81°69°23%
- Mon80°65°2%
- Tue82°64°6%
- Wed79°65°39%
- Thu77°65°45%
- Fri79°62°14%
- Sat81°63°11%
- Sun72°57°11%
- Mon77°53°13%
- Tue78°60°8%
- Wed77°62°19%
- Thu81°67°19%
- Fri85°67°23%
- Sat85°69°35%
- Sun84°70°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 — Dakota
SPC includes Dakota in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Dakota
- 55925