Jenkins, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Jenkins weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast13%—83°56°—
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail56%—91°61°+8°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers59%1.2″78°61°-13°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle78%0.02″81°60°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast11%—76°55°-5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast11%—72°55°-4°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear——81°54°+9°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.85 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 17 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 17
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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
- 11:41 PM
- Moonset
- 11:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Jenkins at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Jenkins
- Sun84°56°13%
- Mon91°61°56%
- Tue78°61°59%
- Wed81°60°78%
- Thu76°55°11%
- Fri72°55°11%
- Sat81°54°7%
- Sun77°55°14%
- Mon85°65°14%
- Tue84°56°11%
- Wed82°58°12%
- Thu77°63°16%
- Fri82°60°22%
- Sat85°56°23%
- Sun73°57°10%
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 — Jenkins
SPC has placed Jenkins 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 Jenkins
- 56472
- 56474