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Granite Falls, Minnesota Weather

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

Granite Falls weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Granite Falls, MN
Saturday, July 4 at 10:08 AM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
81°
Humidity
89%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:42 AM
Sunset
4:11 PM
Granite Falls, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGranite Falls, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 64°H 87°
Granite Falls, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    0.01″
    87°62°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    15%
    87°64°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    26%
    86°66°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    37%
    90°69°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    55%
    0.05″
    78°69°-12°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    31%
    79°61°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    14%
    0.01″
    88°63°+9°
Granite Falls, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
216° · veering 51°
Direction
SW
216°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 17 @ 1:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 285SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Granite Falls, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.6
+1.6 mb in 3h · rising · 29.05 inHg
Now
983.6
mb
3h
+1.6
mb
12h
+2.8
mb
24h
+2.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 981984
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW983.6980.5983.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Granite Falls, MN
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 5.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 24 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
6.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
74μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 5.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 24 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 35
UV peak
5.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 24

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.82
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Granite Falls, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
83%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.9mi
UNLIMITED
62 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
15:08 UTC · Granite Falls, 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
15:08 UTC · Granite Falls, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Granite Falls, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Granite Falls, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Granite Falls, MN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:06 AM
Sunrise
12:42 AM
Daylight
15h 29m
Sunset
4:11 PM
Civil dusk
9:49 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Granite Falls, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:25 PM
Moonset
10:23 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Granite Falls, MN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Granite Falls at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 56241

16-Day Forecast — Granite Falls

  1. Sat87°62°19%
  2. Sun87°64°15%
  3. Mon86°66°26%
  4. Tue90°69°37%
  5. Wed78°69°55%
  6. Thu79°61°31%
  7. Fri88°63°14%
  8. Sat76°62°15%
  9. Sun76°54°13%
  10. Mon79°56°7%
  11. Tue87°64°7%
  12. Wed82°63°11%
  13. Thu85°58°12%
  14. Fri92°68°15%
  15. Sat90°70°20%
  16. Sun98°73°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 — Granite Falls

SPC has placed Granite Falls 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 Granite Falls

  • 56241

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.