Gary, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gary weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain12%1.5″82°65°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——85°63°+3°
- MondayJul 6Showers66%0.19″87°67°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers66%0.07″79°62°-8°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers65%0.13″78°60°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast12%—80°58°+2°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy13%—78°62°-2°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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 43 now. With UV 5.5 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 23 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 5.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 23
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- 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
- 11:32 PM
- Moonset
- 10:22 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Gary at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56545
16-Day Forecast — Gary
- Sat82°65°12%
- Sun85°63°2%
- Mon87°67°66%
- Tue79°62°66%
- Wed78°60°65%
- Thu80°58°12%
- Fri78°62°13%
- Sat70°57°17%
- Sun78°52°16%
- Mon83°57°10%
- Tue89°67°11%
- Wed78°57°13%
- Thu85°57°16%
- Fri84°59°10%
- Sat88°62°16%
- Sun99°73°17%
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 — Gary
SPC has placed Gary in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Gary
- 56545