Hayward, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hayward weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle35%—82°65°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——84°66°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail—0.03″83°67°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail63%0.06″81°68°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast63%—76°64°-5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast11%—78°63°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast14%—84°65°+6°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 39 now. With UV 4.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 22 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 4.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 22
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- 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
- 11:34 PM
- Moonset
- 11:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Hayward at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°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: 56043
16-Day Forecast — Hayward
- Sun82°65°35%
- Mon84°66°3%
- Tue83°67°7%
- Wed81°68°63%
- Thu76°64°63%
- Fri78°63°11%
- Sat84°65°14%
- Sun86°69°6%
- Mon91°74°3%
- Tue92°64°4%
- Wed75°58°11%
- Thu78°58°13%
- Fri85°62°19%
- Sat83°69°16%
- Sun85°66°24%
- Mon91°72°24%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Hayward
SPC includes Hayward in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Hayward
- 56043