Elmdale, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elmdale weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain44%0.24″83°62°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast16%—86°61°+3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast31%—85°65°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail46%—87°67°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers64%0.09″74°65°-13°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast39%—78°59°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle12%—82°59°+4°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.7 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.76 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 4.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 4.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 18
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.7 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- 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
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 10:17 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Elmdale at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Elmdale
- Sat83°62°44%
- Sun86°61°16%
- Mon85°65°31%
- Tue87°67°46%
- Wed74°65°64%
- Thu78°59°39%
- Fri82°59°12%
- Sat68°60°15%
- Sun76°52°15%
- Mon78°54°9%
- Tue81°59°6%
- Wed79°61°12%
- Thu83°56°13%
- Fri86°65°23%
- Sat89°62°23%
- Sun93°68°21%
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 — Elmdale
SPC has placed Elmdale 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 Elmdale
- 56314