Erskine, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Erskine weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Showers32%0.48″82°62°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle—0.02″86°62°+4°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers61%0.08″88°67°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Rain61%0.11″79°61°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle57%0.02″77°59°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast14%—81°58°+4°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy15%—78°62°-3°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~80%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 4.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- 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
- 11:32 PM
- Moonset
- 10:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Erskine at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56535
16-Day Forecast — Erskine
- Sat82°62°32%
- Sun86°62°2%
- Mon88°67°61%
- Tue79°61°61%
- Wed77°59°57%
- Thu81°58°14%
- Fri78°62°15%
- Sat71°58°16%
- Sun80°52°16%
- Mon84°57°12%
- Tue89°68°14%
- Wed79°57°14%
- Thu87°58°19%
- Fri84°58°17%
- Sat91°61°16%
- Sun98°73°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 — Erskine
SPC has placed Erskine 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 Erskine
- 56535