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Dunnell, Minnesota Weather

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

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

Dunnell, MN
Saturday, July 4 at 11:14 AM
79
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
88°
Humidity
74%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:43 AM
Sunset
4:03 PM
Dunnell, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDunnell, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 84°
Dunnell, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    10%
    84°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    14%
    84°65°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Mostly Clear
    85°65°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    10%
    85°66°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    54%
    0.02″
    83°68°-2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Foggy
    54%
    79°64°-4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    84°63°+5°
Dunnell, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
207° · steady
Direction
SSW
207°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 4
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 4 · pk 15 @ 12:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 136SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Dunnell, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
968.7
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 28.61 inHg
Now
968.7
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
+1.3
mb
24h
+1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 967969
960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW969.1966.6968.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Dunnell, MN
Air quality
29
AQI
Good
+1 in 6hPeak ~40 @ 10 PM

AQI 29 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 5.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18 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.

PM 2.5Good
5.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
79μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 5.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 37
UV peak
5.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 18

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.82
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Dunnell, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
46%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
43.2mi
UNLIMITED
53 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
16:14 UTC · Dunnell, 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
16:14 UTC · Dunnell, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Dunnell, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Dunnell, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Dunnell, MN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:09 AM
Sunrise
12:43 AM
Daylight
15h 20m
Sunset
4:03 PM
Civil dusk
9:40 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Dunnell, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:19 PM
Moonset
10:21 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Dunnell, MN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dunnell at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 56127

16-Day Forecast — Dunnell

  1. Sat84°67°10%
  2. Sun84°65°14%
  3. Mon85°65°5%
  4. Tue85°66°10%
  5. Wed83°68°54%
  6. Thu79°64°54%
  7. Fri84°63°7%
  8. Sat80°61°11%
  9. Sun73°56°11%
  10. Mon78°55°8%
  11. Tue82°59°4%
  12. Wed78°65°13%
  13. Thu83°62°23%
  14. Fri87°67°17%
  15. Sat88°67°13%
  16. Sun93°70°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 — Dunnell

SPC has placed Dunnell in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Dunnell

  • 56127

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.