Dent, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dent weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast35%—85°66°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——84°63°-1°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle50%—86°64°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers62%0.04″86°65°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers70%0.73″73°62°-13°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast19%—79°58°+6°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy13%—79°62°0°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 40 now. With UV 4.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 22 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 4.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 22
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 10:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Dent at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56528
16-Day Forecast — Dent
- Sat85°66°35%
- Sun84°63°6%
- Mon86°64°50%
- Tue86°65°62%
- Wed73°62°70%
- Thu79°58°19%
- Fri79°62°13%
- Sat68°57°15%
- Sun75°52°14%
- Mon80°55°6%
- Tue85°62°10%
- Wed77°59°10%
- Thu84°56°14%
- Fri84°64°18%
- Sat86°60°29%
- Sun100°69°15%
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 — Dent
SPC has placed Dent 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 Dent
- 56528