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Kandiyohi, Minnesota Weather

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

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

Kandiyohi, MN
Saturday, July 4 at 12:47 PM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
89°
Humidity
61%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
12:38 AM
Sunset
4:09 PM
Kandiyohi, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKandiyohi, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 24% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 64°H 85°
Kandiyohi, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    24%
    0.44″
    85°65°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    17%
    83°64°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    15%
    84°66°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Showers
    34%
    1.5″
    87°67°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Showers
    60%
    0.66″
    75°64°-12°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    0.05″
    78°59°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    14%
    0.06″
    82°61°+4°
Kandiyohi, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
145° · backing 84°
Direction
SE
145°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
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 5 · pk 17 @ 2:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 341SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Kandiyohi, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
973.1
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 28.74 inHg
Now
973.1
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
+1.0
mb
24h
+0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 971973
965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW973.3970.7972.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Kandiyohi, MN
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
0 in 6h

AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
98μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 5.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 36 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
5.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 36

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.78
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Kandiyohi, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
60.5mi
UNLIMITED
68 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
17:47 UTC · Kandiyohi, 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
17:47 UTC · Kandiyohi, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Kandiyohi, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Kandiyohi, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Kandiyohi, MN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:02 AM
Sunrise
12:38 AM
Daylight
15h 31m
Sunset
4:09 PM
Civil dusk
9:48 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Kandiyohi, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:23 PM
Moonset
10:20 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Kandiyohi, MN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Kandiyohi at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 56251

16-Day Forecast — Kandiyohi

  1. Sat85°65°24%
  2. Sun83°64°17%
  3. Mon84°66°15%
  4. Tue87°67°34%
  5. Wed75°64°60%
  6. Thu78°59°22%
  7. Fri82°61°14%
  8. Sat72°60°16%
  9. Sun75°54°16%
  10. Mon76°55°5%
  11. Tue81°60°7%
  12. Wed80°62°11%
  13. Thu82°58°15%
  14. Fri88°67°17%
  15. Sat87°66°24%
  16. Sun94°72°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 — Kandiyohi

SPC has placed Kandiyohi 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 Kandiyohi

  • 56251

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.