Foreston, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Foreston weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle31%0.02″84°62°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast15%—85°63°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast20%—84°65°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast34%—86°67°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers58%0.41″73°65°-13°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast48%—77°58°+4°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm——80°58°+3°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.4 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 50 now. With UV 5.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 37 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 5.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 37
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.4 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- 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
- 11:19 PM
- Moonset
- 10:14 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Foreston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°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: 56330
16-Day Forecast — Foreston
- Sat84°62°31%
- Sun85°63°15%
- Mon84°65°20%
- Tue86°67°34%
- Wed73°65°58%
- Thu77°58°48%
- Fri80°58°9%
- Sat67°60°12%
- Sun73°54°16%
- Mon78°55°11%
- Tue81°58°5%
- Wed78°62°13%
- Thu81°58°13%
- Fri87°64°27%
- Sat86°62°31%
- Sun90°71°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 — Foreston
SPC has placed Foreston 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 Foreston
- 56330