Effie, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Effie weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle33%0.02″81°57°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——84°61°+3°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm56%0.65″85°59°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle56%0.01″82°61°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast54%—81°60°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast31%—82°54°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle22%—75°58°-7°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 12.4 µg/m³.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 44. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 4.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 12.4 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 10:11 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Effie at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56639
16-Day Forecast — Effie
- Sat81°57°33%
- Sun84°61°8%
- Mon85°59°56%
- Tue82°61°56%
- Wed81°60°54%
- Thu82°54°31%
- Fri75°58°22%
- Sat77°52°20%
- Sun83°53°17%
- Mon83°56°10%
- Tue90°58°11%
- Wed89°63°11%
- Thu77°66°23%
- Fri65°56°17%
- Sat76°57°23%
- Sun84°55°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 — Effie
SPC has placed Effie 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 Effie
- 56639