Dalton, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dalton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle40%0.01″86°65°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——87°62°+1°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle45%—86°66°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm58%1.0″83°64°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers70%0.26″78°61°-5°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle22%—74°57°-4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle11%—72°60°-2°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 42 now. With UV 3.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 21 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 3.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 21
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- 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
- 11:29 PM
- Moonset
- 10:22 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Dalton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56324
16-Day Forecast — Dalton
- Sat86°65°40%
- Sun87°63°4%
- Mon86°66°45%
- Tue83°64°58%
- Wed78°61°70%
- Thu74°57°22%
- Fri72°60°11%
- Sat77°54°18%
- Sun78°57°14%
- Mon79°58°5%
- Tue87°61°8%
- Wed85°66°8%
- Thu80°65°14%
- Fri75°60°21%
- Sat73°60°15%
- Sun81°56°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 — Dalton
SPC has placed Dalton 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 Dalton
- 56324