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Foley, Minnesota Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Foley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Foley, MN
Saturday, July 4 at 1:17 PM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
90°
Humidity
60%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:32 AM
Sunset
4:07 PM
Foley, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFoley, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 38% chance of precipitation at 10 PM.
L 63°H 85°
Foley, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    38%
    0.35″
    85°63°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    17%
    84°63°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    24%
    84°64°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    T-storm w/ Hail
    29%
    0.25″
    85°67°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Showers
    57%
    3.0″
    75°64°-10°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    47%
    77°58°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    69°58°-8°
Foley, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
109° · backing 156°
Direction
ESE
109°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 22 @ 1:00a
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 342SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Foley, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
975.8
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 28.82 inHg
Now
975.8
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
+1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 974976
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW976.3973.5975.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Foley, MN
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6hPeak ~59 @ 11 PM

AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 68 now. With UV 5.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 48 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Moderate
14.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
18μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
118μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 68 now. With UV 5.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 48 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 68
UV peak
5.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 48

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 14.2 µg/m³ (AQI 61) 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
Foley, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
5%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
62.4mi
UNLIMITED
73 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
18:17 UTC · Foley, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
18:17 UTC · Foley, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Foley, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Foley, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Foley, MN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:55 AM
Sunrise
12:32 AM
Daylight
15h 35m
Sunset
4:07 PM
Civil dusk
9:46 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Foley, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:19 PM
Moonset
10:15 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Foley, MN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Foley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 56329

16-Day Forecast — Foley

  1. Sat85°63°38%
  2. Sun84°63°17%
  3. Mon84°64°24%
  4. Tue85°67°29%
  5. Wed75°64°57%
  6. Thu77°58°47%
  7. Fri69°58°9%
  8. Sat76°56°13%
  9. Sun77°55°17%
  10. Mon79°58°10%
  11. Tue82°60°4%
  12. Wed82°65°13%
  13. Thu81°65°10%
  14. Fri71°59°25%
  15. Sat67°59°26%
  16. Sun78°57°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 — Foley

SPC has placed Foley 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 Foley

  • 56329

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.