Kasota, Minnesota Weather
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Kasota weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast15%—86°65°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——88°66°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail38%—86°69°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail55%0.33″81°69°-5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast48%—80°63°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——81°64°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——87°67°+6°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 49 now. With UV 7.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 34 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 7.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 34
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- 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
- 11:38 PM
- Moonset
- 11:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Kasota at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56050
16-Day Forecast — Kasota
- Sun86°65°15%
- Mon88°66°2%
- Tue86°69°38%
- Wed81°69°55%
- Thu80°63°48%
- Fri81°64°7%
- Sat87°67°7%
- Sun90°71°7%
- Mon95°76°7%
- Tue87°67°6%
- Wed79°60°15%
- Thu83°60°11%
- Fri90°66°19%
- Sat84°70°19%
- Sun89°66°23%
- Mon96°69°13%
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 — Kasota
SPC has placed Kasota in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3SLGTSlight Risk
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Kasota
- 56050
- 56082