Kensington, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kensington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle26%0.02″86°65°—
- SundayJul 5Partly Cloudy——85°64°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast38%—86°65°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers52%—92°67°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers69%0.02″75°62°-17°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast37%—80°60°+5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast16%—84°61°+4°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.0 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 4.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 22 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 4.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 22
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:27 PM
- Moonset
- 10:22 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Kensington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56343
16-Day Forecast — Kensington
- Sat86°65°26%
- Sun85°64°8%
- Mon86°65°38%
- Tue92°67°52%
- Wed75°62°69%
- Thu80°60°37%
- Fri84°61°16%
- Sat69°58°18%
- Sun77°53°18%
- Mon80°55°5%
- Tue88°63°10%
- Wed79°61°10%
- Thu87°57°11%
- Fri89°66°17%
- Sat93°62°23%
- Sun101°72°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 — Kensington
SPC has placed Kensington 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 Kensington
- 56343