Kennedy, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kennedy weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——82°58°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——85°62°+3°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm61%—83°67°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast39%—74°58°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast41%—77°52°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast17%—76°57°-1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle22%0.05″78°58°+2°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 5.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 43
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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
- 11:37 PM
- Moonset
- 10:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Kennedy at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56733
16-Day Forecast — Kennedy
- Sat82°58°3%
- Sun85°62°4%
- Mon83°67°61%
- Tue74°58°39%
- Wed77°52°41%
- Thu76°57°17%
- Fri78°58°22%
- Sat78°53°22%
- Sun80°57°15%
- Mon82°58°15%
- Tue90°63°13%
- Wed87°66°13%
- Thu79°65°19%
- Fri67°60°19%
- Sat79°57°17%
- Sun87°60°13%
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 — Kennedy
SPC has placed Kennedy in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Kennedy
- 56733