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Halma, Minnesota Weather

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

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

Halma, MN
Saturday, July 4 at 11:11 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
71%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
12:30 AM
Sunset
4:31 PM
Halma, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHalma, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 83°
Halma, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    16%
    83°59°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    86°60°+3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    62%
    84°68°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    38%
    73°59°-11°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    42%
    76°57°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    79°56°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    75°61°-4°
Halma, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
098° · veering 11°
Direction
E
098°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 7
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 7 · pk 18 @ 9:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 113SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Halma, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.2
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 28.95 inHg
Now
980.2
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
+1.2
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 979981
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW980.5978.6980.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Halma, MN
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
+6 in 6h

AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 11.4 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
11.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
69μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
5.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 5.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 25 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
5.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 25

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Halma, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
11%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
45.9mi
UNLIMITED
50 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
16:11 UTC · Halma, 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
16:11 UTC · Halma, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Halma, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Halma, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Halma, MN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:49 AM
Sunrise
12:30 AM
Daylight
16h 01m
Sunset
4:31 PM
Civil dusk
10:14 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Halma, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:36 PM
Moonset
10:22 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Halma, MN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Halma at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 56729

16-Day Forecast — Halma

  1. Sat83°59°16%
  2. Sun86°60°5%
  3. Mon84°68°62%
  4. Tue73°59°38%
  5. Wed76°57°42%
  6. Thu79°56°15%
  7. Fri75°61°22%
  8. Sat71°56°22%
  9. Sun76°52°16%
  10. Mon81°59°14%
  11. Tue86°68°14%
  12. Wed75°54°16%
  13. Thu79°58°23%
  14. Fri79°55°13%
  15. Sat88°59°19%
  16. Sun91°68°13%

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 — Halma

SPC has placed Halma 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 Halma

  • 56729

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.