East Grand Forks, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
East Grand Forks weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Partly Cloudy——85°60°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——88°61°+3°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail57%—86°69°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle52%—77°62°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle52%—78°57°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast12%—79°58°+1°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy18%—78°62°-1°
AQI 21 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI projected to climb to 38 over the next 6 hours. PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 31 now. With UV 4.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 4.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 20
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:36 PM
- Moonset
- 10:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
East Grand Forks at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56721
16-Day Forecast — East Grand Forks
- Sat85°60°7%
- Sun88°61°2%
- Mon86°69°57%
- Tue77°62°52%
- Wed78°57°52%
- Thu79°58°12%
- Fri78°62°18%
- Sat71°58°18%
- Sun77°53°15%
- Mon84°59°13%
- Tue87°69°11%
- Wed78°55°16%
- Thu83°58°16%
- Fri83°55°11%
- Sat85°60°16%
- Sun95°71°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 — East Grand Forks
SPC has placed East Grand Forks in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 East Grand Forks
- 56721