Hector, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hector weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain35%0.07″84°66°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle34%0.03″84°64°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast11%—83°66°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail16%—86°68°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers55%1.2″76°64°-10°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast40%—78°61°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle12%—69°61°-9°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.0 µg/m³ (AQI 50) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 48 now. With UV 5.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 36 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 5.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 36
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.0 µg/m³ (AQI 50) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 10:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Hector at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 55342
16-Day Forecast — Hector
- Sat84°66°35%
- Sun84°64°34%
- Mon83°66°11%
- Tue86°68°16%
- Wed76°64°55%
- Thu78°61°40%
- Fri69°61°12%
- Sat77°58°14%
- Sun77°60°15%
- Mon79°59°5%
- Tue84°64°6%
- Wed86°63°12%
- Thu83°67°13%
- Fri75°60°14%
- Sat68°59°20%
- Sun78°58°26%
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 — Hector
SPC has placed Hector 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 Hector
- 55342