Iron Junction, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Iron Junction weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain66%0.11″77°58°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——81°58°+4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast34%—87°57°+6°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail53%—80°65°-7°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers58%0.20″80°59°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast34%—82°55°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast16%—82°54°0°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~62%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~62%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 4.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 10:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Iron Junction at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Iron Junction
- Sat77°58°66%
- Sun81°58°7%
- Mon87°57°34%
- Tue80°65°53%
- Wed80°59°58%
- Thu82°55°34%
- Fri82°54°16%
- Sat70°56°19%
- Sun79°53°16%
- Mon79°51°12%
- Tue83°54°11%
- Wed80°62°11%
- Thu85°57°19%
- Fri85°63°24%
- Sat88°58°26%
- Sun94°59°23%
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 — Iron Junction
SPC has placed Iron Junction in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Iron Junction
- 55751