Dodge Center, Minnesota Weather
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dodge Center weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast32%—82°64°—
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——84°65°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers21%—87°69°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail67%0.04″81°67°-6°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle67%—81°67°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——79°61°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy——82°64°+3°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant 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 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:52 PM
- Moonset
- 12:34 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass
Dodge Center at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 55927
16-Day Forecast — Dodge Center
- Sun82°64°32%
- Mon84°65°1%
- Tue87°69°21%
- Wed81°67°67%
- Thu81°67°67%
- Fri79°61°5%
- Sat82°64°5%
- Sun86°66°5%
- Mon83°68°7%
- Tue77°62°7%
- Wed80°61°16%
- Thu72°62°16%
- Fri65°62°17%
- Sat76°60°17%
- Sun79°62°29%
- Mon73°66°20%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Dodge Center
SPC has placed Dodge Center in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe 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 Dodge Center
- 55927