Ely, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ely weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast18%—81°60°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle15%0.03″81°60°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast41%—87°56°+6°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm41%0.03″79°65°-8°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers45%0.09″81°58°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast22%—83°54°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast15%—85°56°+2°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:15 PM
- Moonset
- 10:04 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Ely at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°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: 55731
16-Day Forecast — Ely
- Sat80°60°18%
- Sun81°60°15%
- Mon87°56°41%
- Tue79°65°41%
- Wed81°58°45%
- Thu83°54°22%
- Fri85°56°15%
- Sat70°54°21%
- Sun78°49°12%
- Mon81°51°14%
- Tue84°54°14%
- Wed79°60°18%
- Thu85°55°23%
- Fri82°60°22%
- Sat86°57°29%
- Sun90°61°20%
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 — Ely
SPC has placed Ely in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Ely
- 55731