Faribault, Minnesota Weather
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Faribault weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast18%—84°66°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Showers18%1.6″83°67°-1°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——84°66°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle——84°66°0°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail53%0.18″78°65°-6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast53%—79°58°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——74°60°-5°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 12.5 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 55 now. With UV 6.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 46 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 55
- UV peak
- 6.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 46
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.5 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:14 PM
- Moonset
- 10:14 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Faribault 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: 55021
16-Day Forecast — Faribault
- Sat85°66°18%
- Sun83°67°18%
- Mon84°66°3%
- Tue84°66°7%
- Wed78°65°53%
- Thu79°58°53%
- Fri74°60°7%
- Sat77°55°11%
- Sun77°57°15%
- Mon79°58°7%
- Tue82°60°7%
- Wed83°66°19%
- Thu83°68°14%
- Fri77°62°27%
- Sat72°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 — Faribault
SPC includes Faribault in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Faribault
- 55021