Delano, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Delano weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Drizzle47%0.07″85°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast14%—85°65°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast10%—84°68°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail38%1.2″85°67°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers58%1.0″75°62°-10°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast40%—77°60°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——80°61°+3°
AQI 63 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 13.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 15.3 µg/m³.
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 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 13.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 15.3 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:37 PM
- Moonset
- 11:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Delano at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°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: 55328
16-Day Forecast — Delano
- Sat85°67°47%
- Sun85°66°14%
- Mon84°68°10%
- Tue85°67°38%
- Wed75°62°58%
- Thu77°60°40%
- Fri80°61°9%
- Sat77°55°10%
- Sun76°56°10%
- Mon84°65°9%
- Tue81°61°5%
- Wed84°64°15%
- Thu77°70°19%
- Fri83°67°19%
- Sat83°59°20%
- Sun75°59°14%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Delano
SPC has placed Delano 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 Delano
- 55328