Hill City, Minnesota Weather
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Hill City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast35%—79°59°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——82°59°+3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast41%—87°58°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail52%0.33″89°66°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers67%0.66″74°60°-15°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast30%—81°55°+7°
- FridayJul 10Overcast17%—86°58°+5°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~67%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 4.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- 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
- 10:12 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Hill City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 55748
16-Day Forecast — Hill City
- Sat79°59°35%
- Sun82°59°7%
- Mon87°58°41%
- Tue89°66°52%
- Wed74°60°67%
- Thu81°55°30%
- Fri86°58°17%
- Sat70°59°12%
- Sun79°50°14%
- Mon78°53°13%
- Tue80°55°10%
- Wed80°60°12%
- Thu85°55°16%
- Fri86°61°23%
- Sat87°58°26%
- Sun92°66°14%
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 — Hill City
SPC has placed Hill City 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 Hill City
- 55748