Weather StoryAlmanac, microseasons, and the day's weather story.

Grand Meadow, Minnesota Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Grand Meadow weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Grand Meadow, MN
Saturday, July 4 at 4:55 PM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
76°
Humidity
77%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
12:34 AM
Sunset
3:55 PM
Grand Meadow, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGrand Meadow, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 64°H 81°
Grand Meadow, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    17%
    81°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    14%
    79°64°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    80°64°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    81°63°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    49%
    77°66°-4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Foggy
    49%
    77°57°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    75°61°-2°
Grand Meadow, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
145° · backing 148°
Direction
SE
145°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 4
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 4 · pk 13
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 125SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 148° from the se.
Grand Meadow, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
966.8
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 28.55 inHg
Now
966.8
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 965968
960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW968.4965.4967.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Grand Meadow, MN
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
+3 in 6h

AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
97μg/m³
UV IndexLow
2.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
1.8 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 46

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.78
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Grand Meadow, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
99%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
37.1mi
UNLIMITED
52 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
21:55 UTC · Grand Meadow, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
21:55 UTC · Grand Meadow, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Grand Meadow, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Grand Meadow, MN
Loading IR frames…
IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Grand Meadow, MN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:59 AM
Sunrise
12:34 AM
Daylight
15h 21m
Sunset
3:55 PM
Civil dusk
9:32 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Grand Meadow, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:10 PM
Moonset
10:12 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Grand Meadow, MN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Grand Meadow at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 55936

16-Day Forecast — Grand Meadow

  1. Sat81°67°17%
  2. Sun79°64°14%
  3. Mon80°64°2%
  4. Tue81°63°7%
  5. Wed77°66°49%
  6. Thu77°57°49%
  7. Fri75°61°8%
  8. Sat74°55°9%
  9. Sun76°55°12%
  10. Mon77°57°8%
  11. Tue79°60°5%
  12. Wed78°62°23%
  13. Thu77°65°29%
  14. Fri77°61°26%
  15. Sat70°58°21%
  16. Sun76°58°23%

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 — Grand Meadow

SPC includes Grand Meadow in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

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 Grand Meadow

  • 55936

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.