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Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Inver Grove Heights weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Inver Grove Heights, MN
Saturday, July 4 at 10:40 AM
74
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
79°
Humidity
81%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:32 AM
Sunset
4:01 PM
Inver Grove Heights, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastInver Grove Heights, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 68°H 87°
Inver Grove Heights, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    16%
    87°66°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    19%
    87°68°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    82°66°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    10%
    85°66°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    56%
    0.15″
    77°67°-8°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    56%
    78°60°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    83°60°+5°
Inver Grove Heights, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
103° · veering 119°
Direction
ESE
103°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 4 · pk 13 @ 12:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 191SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Inver Grove Heights, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.7
+1.7 mb in 3h · rising · 29.05 inHg
Now
983.7
mb
3h
+1.7
mb
12h
+2.7
mb
24h
+2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 981984
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW984.3980.7984.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Inver Grove Heights, MN
Air quality
62
AQI
Moderate
+4 in 6h

AQI 62 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 14.0 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.86 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
14.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
16μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneModerate
92μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 4.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
4.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 28

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 14.0 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
Inver Grove Heights, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
51%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
35.1mi
UNLIMITED
66 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
15:40 UTC · Inver Grove Heights, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
15:40 UTC · Inver Grove Heights, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Inver Grove Heights, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Inver Grove Heights, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Inver Grove Heights, MN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:56 AM
Sunrise
12:32 AM
Daylight
15h 29m
Sunset
4:01 PM
Civil dusk
9:39 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Inver Grove Heights, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:14 PM
Moonset
10:12 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Inver Grove Heights, MN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Inver Grove Heights at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP codes: 55076, 55077

16-Day Forecast — Inver Grove Heights

  1. Sat87°66°16%
  2. Sun87°68°19%
  3. Mon82°66°5%
  4. Tue85°66°10%
  5. Wed77°67°56%
  6. Thu78°60°56%
  7. Fri83°60°8%
  8. Sat77°64°11%
  9. Sun75°58°16%
  10. Mon77°55°8%
  11. Tue79°58°4%
  12. Wed82°65°13%
  13. Thu84°59°11%
  14. Fri89°67°16%
  15. Sat89°70°26%
  16. Sun90°71°29%

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 — Inver Grove Heights

SPC has placed Inver Grove Heights in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Inver Grove Heights

  • 55077
  • 55076

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.