Freeborn, Minnesota Weather
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Freeborn weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle30%0.02″82°64°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——85°66°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast19%—83°66°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail63%—83°67°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle63%—79°64°-4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——76°64°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast13%—81°61°+5°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.2 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 45 now. With UV 7.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 30 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 7.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 30
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.2 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- 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
- 11:35 PM
- Moonset
- 11:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Freeborn at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56032
16-Day Forecast — Freeborn
- Sun82°64°30%
- Mon85°66°1%
- Tue83°66°19%
- Wed83°67°63%
- Thu79°64°63%
- Fri76°64°8%
- Sat81°61°13%
- Sun91°66°6%
- Mon77°59°3%
- Tue74°56°5%
- Wed78°58°12%
- Thu82°61°15%
- Fri88°64°20%
- Sat89°68°23%
- Sun90°71°24%
- Mon91°72°27%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Freeborn
SPC has placed Freeborn in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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 Freeborn
- 56032