Darwin, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Darwin weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle24%0.01″84°66°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Drizzle19%0.04″82°64°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——84°65°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast39%—86°67°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers54%0.44″77°65°-9°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast46%—78°60°+1°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle20%—81°60°+3°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 11.6 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.73 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.6 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.73
- 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
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 10:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Darwin at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°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.
ZIP code: 55324
16-Day Forecast — Darwin
- Sat84°66°24%
- Sun82°64°19%
- Mon84°65°5%
- Tue86°67°39%
- Wed77°65°54%
- Thu78°60°46%
- Fri81°60°20%
- Sat73°60°20%
- Sun74°55°11%
- Mon76°55°15%
- Tue81°59°7%
- Wed80°62°10%
- Thu82°58°12%
- Fri88°67°20%
- Sat86°67°27%
- Sun91°72°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 — Darwin
SPC has placed Darwin 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 Darwin
- 55324