Dexter, Minnesota Weather
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Dexter weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast22%—81°66°—
- SundayJul 5Rain23%0.13″79°66°-2°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——79°64°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°64°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail50%—78°66°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Foggy50%—74°63°-4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——79°60°+5°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 6.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 35 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 6.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 35 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 6.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 35
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- 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
- 11:11 PM
- Moonset
- 10:12 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Dexter at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 55926
16-Day Forecast — Dexter
- Sat81°66°22%
- Sun79°66°23%
- Mon79°64°5%
- Tue81°64°4%
- Wed78°66°50%
- Thu74°63°50%
- Fri79°60°9%
- Sat77°60°9%
- Sun70°56°13%
- Mon74°53°7%
- Tue76°58°5%
- Wed73°63°16%
- Thu78°64°19%
- Fri82°66°13%
- Sat84°67°23%
- Sun84°69°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 — Dexter
SPC includes Dexter in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Dexter
- 55926