Elmore, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elmore weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy14%—85°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast18%—84°66°-1°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——85°66°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast10%—85°66°0°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail53%0.03″83°69°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Foggy53%—80°65°-3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——83°63°+3°
AQI 27 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 6.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 33 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 6.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 33 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 6.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 33
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
- 11:16 PM
- Moonset
- 10:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Elmore at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°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: 56027
16-Day Forecast — Elmore
- Sat85°67°14%
- Sun84°66°18%
- Mon85°66°2%
- Tue85°66°10%
- Wed83°69°53%
- Thu80°65°53%
- Fri83°63°8%
- Sat79°61°10%
- Sun73°56°12%
- Mon76°56°8%
- Tue81°57°4%
- Wed76°66°12%
- Thu81°65°19%
- Fri85°66°16%
- Sat87°67°16%
- Sun89°70°16%
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 — Elmore
SPC includes Elmore in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Elmore
- 56027