Ghent, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ghent weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Showers37%0.18″87°65°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast10%—87°64°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast17%—88°67°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle38%0.04″90°71°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers53%1.1″80°67°-10°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle33%0.01″80°61°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast17%—89°63°+9°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.9 µg/m³.
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 46 now. With UV 6.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 38 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 6.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 38
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.9 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:26 PM
- Moonset
- 10:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Ghent at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56239
16-Day Forecast — Ghent
- Sat87°65°37%
- Sun87°64°10%
- Mon88°67°17%
- Tue90°71°38%
- Wed80°67°53%
- Thu80°61°33%
- Fri89°63°17%
- Sat80°61°17%
- Sun76°55°14%
- Mon82°56°9%
- Tue90°67°6%
- Wed83°63°12%
- Thu88°59°9%
- Fri94°71°16%
- Sat92°69°14%
- Sun100°74°19%
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 — Ghent
SPC has placed Ghent 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 Ghent
- 56239