Essig, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Essig weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast25%—85°67°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain40%1.5″85°66°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——84°66°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail22%—87°68°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm50%0.41″76°65°-11°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast50%—79°60°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——73°60°-6°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 6.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 39 around 1 PM.
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 49 now. With UV 6.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 39 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 6.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 39
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- 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
- 11:20 PM
- Moonset
- 10:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Essig at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56030
16-Day Forecast — Essig
- Sat86°67°25%
- Sun85°66°40%
- Mon84°66°2%
- Tue87°68°22%
- Wed76°65°50%
- Thu79°60°50%
- Fri73°60°8%
- Sat77°58°10%
- Sun78°59°15%
- Mon80°58°7%
- Tue85°65°5%
- Wed86°65°14%
- Thu86°68°14%
- Fri76°61°16%
- Sat70°59°16%
- Sun78°58°14%
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 — Essig
SPC has placed Essig 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 Essig
- 56030
- 56073