Hopkins, Minnesota Weather
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Hopkins weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain22%0.06″87°66°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle30%—88°67°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——88°68°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm11%—88°70°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm54%0.73″74°67°-14°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast54%—83°63°+9°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——75°62°-8°
AQI 65 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 17.9 µg/m³ (AQI 67) 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 66 now. With UV 6.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 55 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 66
- UV peak
- 6.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 55
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 17.9 µg/m³ (AQI 67) 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
- 11:16 PM
- Moonset
- 10:14 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Hopkins at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 55305, 55343
16-Day Forecast — Hopkins
- Sat87°66°22%
- Sun88°67°30%
- Mon88°68°3%
- Tue88°70°11%
- Wed74°67°54%
- Thu83°63°54%
- Fri75°62°7%
- Sat80°58°12%
- Sun81°60°15%
- Mon84°62°9%
- Tue85°65°6%
- Wed87°69°15%
- Thu86°72°10%
- Fri80°67°22%
- Sat70°62°28%
- Sun83°61°30%
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 — Hopkins
SPC has placed Hopkins 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 Hopkins
- 55343
- 55305