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De Graff, Minnesota Weather

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

De Graff weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

De Graff, MN
Saturday, July 4 at 11:14 AM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
87°
Humidity
69%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:40 AM
Sunset
4:12 PM
De Graff, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDe Graff, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 26% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 63°H 86°
De Graff, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    26%
    1.1″
    86°66°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    10%
    85°63°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    30%
    86°65°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    45%
    91°68°+5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Showers
    68%
    0.16″
    77°64°-14°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    38%
    80°60°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    87°61°+7°
De Graff, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
191° · backing 18°
Direction
S
191°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 6
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 6 · pk 27 @ 1:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 384SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
De Graff, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
978.3
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 28.89 inHg
Now
978.3
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
+1.8
mb
24h
+1.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 976979
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW978.5975.9978.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
De Graff, MN
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 45 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 5.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 29 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
6.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
82μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 5.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 29 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
5.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 29

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.82
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
De Graff, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
4%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
49.1mi
UNLIMITED
54 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
16:14 UTC · De Graff, 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
16:14 UTC · De Graff, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
De Graff, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
De Graff, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
De Graff, MN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:03 AM
Sunrise
12:40 AM
Daylight
15h 32m
Sunset
4:12 PM
Civil dusk
9:51 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
De Graff, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:25 PM
Moonset
10:22 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
De Graff, MN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

De Graff at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — De Graff

  1. Sat86°66°26%
  2. Sun85°63°10%
  3. Mon86°65°30%
  4. Tue91°68°45%
  5. Wed77°64°68%
  6. Thu80°60°38%
  7. Fri87°61°18%
  8. Sat74°60°18%
  9. Sun77°53°18%
  10. Mon79°55°7%
  11. Tue86°63°14%
  12. Wed82°63°14%
  13. Thu85°58°15%
  14. Fri92°68°16%
  15. Sat91°65°19%
  16. Sun102°72°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 — De Graff

SPC has placed De Graff 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 De Graff

  • 56271

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.