Excelsior, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Excelsior weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain24%0.22″88°66°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle21%—86°68°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——86°68°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm14%—87°69°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers53%0.65″74°66°-13°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast53%—82°62°+8°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——73°61°-9°
AQI 66 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 81 now. With UV 6.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 69 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 81 now. With UV 6.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 69 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 81
- UV peak
- 6.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 69
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 17.6 µg/m³ (AQI 67) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- 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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 10:14 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Excelsior at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 55331
16-Day Forecast — Excelsior
- Sat88°66°24%
- Sun86°68°21%
- Mon86°68°4%
- Tue87°69°14%
- Wed74°66°53%
- Thu82°62°53%
- Fri73°61°7%
- Sat78°57°11%
- Sun80°59°15%
- Mon82°60°10%
- Tue84°63°6%
- Wed85°68°13%
- Thu85°70°10%
- Fri79°64°13%
- Sat70°60°19%
- Sun82°59°13%
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 — Excelsior
SPC has placed Excelsior 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 Excelsior
- 55331