Homer, Minnesota Weather
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Homer weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast16%—82°64°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle—0.02″82°64°0°
- MondayJul 6Partly Cloudy——79°65°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast15%—82°64°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm56%0.54″75°62°-7°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast56%—74°56°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——77°60°+3°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.86 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 33 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- 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
- 11:27 PM
- Moonset
- 11:17 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Homer at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Homer
- Sat82°64°16%
- Sun82°65°9%
- Mon79°65°2%
- Tue82°64°15%
- Wed75°62°56%
- Thu74°56°56%
- Fri77°60°9%
- Sat74°58°8%
- Sun74°55°12%
- Mon80°57°9%
- Tue78°64°6%
- Wed80°62°27%
- Thu75°64°19%
- Fri88°70°26%
- Sat81°64°26%
- Sun74°58°33%
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 — Homer
SPC includes Homer in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Homer
- 55987