Fort Ripley, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fort Ripley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Drizzle43%0.10″83°61°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast15%—87°61°+4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast25%—85°64°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail41%0.24″87°67°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers65%1.7″72°62°-15°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast42%—78°59°+6°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle19%—82°59°+4°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 14.1 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 34 now. With UV 4.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 4.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.1 µg/m³ (AQI 60) 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
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 10:16 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Fort Ripley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56449
16-Day Forecast — Fort Ripley
- Sat83°61°43%
- Sun87°61°15%
- Mon85°64°25%
- Tue87°67°41%
- Wed72°62°65%
- Thu78°59°42%
- Fri82°59°19%
- Sat67°60°19%
- Sun74°52°8%
- Mon77°55°17%
- Tue80°60°9%
- Wed76°61°12%
- Thu82°57°13%
- Fri82°63°23%
- Sat87°60°23%
- Sun92°70°21%
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 — Fort Ripley
SPC has placed Fort Ripley 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 Fort Ripley
- 56449