Garden City, Minnesota Weather
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Garden City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast15%—86°68°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain14%1.5″84°66°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——85°66°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast11%—86°67°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail56%0.06″81°68°-5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast56%—79°63°-2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——84°62°+5°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.77 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 6.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 39 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 6.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 39
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- 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
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 10:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Garden City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56034
16-Day Forecast — Garden City
- Sat86°68°15%
- Sun84°66°14%
- Mon85°66°3%
- Tue86°67°11%
- Wed81°68°56%
- Thu79°63°56%
- Fri84°62°8%
- Sat77°60°10%
- Sun74°55°15%
- Mon78°56°6%
- Tue82°58°5%
- Wed78°65°13%
- Thu85°60°17%
- Fri88°67°17%
- Sat88°68°23%
- Sun94°70°25%
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 — Garden City
SPC includes Garden City in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Garden City
- 56034