Hardwick, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hardwick weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle12%0.01″85°65°—
- SundayJul 5Mostly Clear——86°65°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——88°64°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle23%—90°66°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers42%—84°65°-6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast29%—83°62°-1°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm15%0.09″88°64°+5°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 42 now. With UV 5.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 5.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 20
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- 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
- 11:26 PM
- Moonset
- 10:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Hardwick at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56134
16-Day Forecast — Hardwick
- Sat85°65°12%
- Sun86°65°7%
- Mon88°64°3%
- Tue90°66°23%
- Wed84°65°42%
- Thu83°62°29%
- Fri88°64°15%
- Sat82°60°15%
- Sun77°54°10%
- Mon85°54°6%
- Tue92°65°4%
- Wed84°63°10%
- Thu91°62°15%
- Fri94°66°16%
- Sat94°67°13%
- Sun100°70°16%
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 — Hardwick
SPC has placed Hardwick 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 Hardwick
- 56134