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Duluth, Minnesota Weather

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

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

Duluth, MN
Saturday, July 4 at 5:34 AM
58
°
Clear
Feels like
57°
Humidity
87%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:20 AM
Sunset
4:05 PM
Duluth, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDuluth, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 56 to 66 degrees Fahrenheit with a 22% chance of precipitation at 4 AM.
L 56°H 66°
Duluth, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Foggy
    49%
    66°56°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Rain
    22%
    0.16″
    64°55°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    15%
    81°52°+17°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Showers
    44%
    0.48″
    79°62°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    60%
    0.09″
    68°58°-11°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    49%
    70°55°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    10%
    0.04″
    77°54°+7°
Duluth, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
005° · veering 16°
Direction
N
005°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
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 5 · pk 17 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 216SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Duluth, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
979.4
+2.4 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 28.92 inHg
Now
979.4
mb
3h
+2.4
mb
12h
+3.4
mb
24h
+4.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 975979
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW979.1974.5979.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Duluth, MN
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
-5 in 6h

AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~95%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
68μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~95%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 32
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 7

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 1.00 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
1.00
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Duluth, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
28.7mi
UNLIMITED
40 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
10:34 UTC · Duluth, 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
10:34 UTC · Duluth, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Duluth, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Duluth, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Duluth, MN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:42 AM
Sunrise
12:20 AM
Daylight
15h 45m
Sunset
4:05 PM
Civil dusk
9:45 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Duluth, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:14 PM
Moonset
10:06 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Duluth, MN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Duluth at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP codes: 55802, 55803, 55804, 55805, 55806, 55807, 55808, 55810 +3 more

15-Day Forecast — Duluth

  1. Sat66°56°49%
  2. Sun64°55°22%
  3. Mon81°52°15%
  4. Tue79°62°44%
  5. Wed68°58°60%
  6. Thu70°55°49%
  7. Fri77°54°10%
  8. Sat77°61°12%
  9. Sun79°56°9%
  10. Mon74°61°14%
  11. Tue75°60°11%
  12. Wed83°58°16%
  13. Thu83°66°19%
  14. Fri83°64°17%
  15. Sat82°55°19%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Live wind & temperature near Duluth

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 — Duluth

SPC has placed Duluth 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 Duluth

  • 55803
  • 55802
  • 55807
  • 55806
  • 55805
  • 55804
  • 55808
  • 55810
  • 55811
  • 55812
  • 55815
  • 55816

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.