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Johnson, Minnesota Weather

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

Johnson weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Johnson, MN
Saturday, July 4 at 11:12 AM
77
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
79%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:42 AM
Sunset
4:17 PM
Johnson, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastJohnson, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 31% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 63°H 86°
Johnson, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    31%
    86°64°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Clear
    86°63°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    41%
    90°66°+4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    46%
    94°68°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Showers
    74%
    75°62°-19°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    28%
    81°59°+6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    17%
    86°63°+5°
Johnson, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
223° · veering 14°
Direction
SW
223°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 6
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 6 · pk 18 @ 2:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 165SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Johnson, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
975.5
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 28.81 inHg
Now
975.5
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
+2.0
mb
24h
+0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 973976
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW976.1973.1975.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Johnson, MN
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
+2 in 6h

AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.5 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.80 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
80μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 5.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 26 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 38
UV peak
5.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 26

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.5 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.80
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Johnson, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
36%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
37.9mi
UNLIMITED
53 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
16:12 UTC · Johnson, 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
16:12 UTC · Johnson, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Johnson, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Johnson, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Johnson, MN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:05 AM
Sunrise
12:42 AM
Daylight
15h 35m
Sunset
4:17 PM
Civil dusk
9:55 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Johnson, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:29 PM
Moonset
10:25 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Johnson, MN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Johnson at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Johnson

  1. Sat86°64°31%
  2. Sun86°63°3%
  3. Mon90°66°41%
  4. Tue94°68°46%
  5. Wed75°62°74%
  6. Thu81°59°28%
  7. Fri86°63°17%
  8. Sat72°59°20%
  9. Sun79°54°16%
  10. Mon86°56°7%
  11. Tue96°66°9%
  12. Wed82°62°10%
  13. Thu92°58°10%
  14. Fri92°65°23%
  15. Sat97°65°23%
  16. Sun106°73°20%

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 — Johnson

SPC has placed Johnson 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 Johnson

  • 56236

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.