Kent, Minnesota Weather
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Kent weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast14%—87°68°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——87°64°0°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle62%—92°67°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm63%0.72″83°64°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers71%0.15″79°62°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle15%0.01″76°58°-3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle13%0.04″73°61°-3°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 58 now. With UV 5.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 29 around 1 PM.
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 58 now. With UV 5.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 29 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 58
- UV peak
- 5.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 29
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- 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
- 11:32 PM
- Moonset
- 10:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Kent at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56553
16-Day Forecast — Kent
- Sat87°68°14%
- Sun87°64°2%
- Mon92°67°62%
- Tue83°64°63%
- Wed79°62°71%
- Thu76°58°15%
- Fri73°61°13%
- Sat80°54°17%
- Sun81°57°11%
- Mon84°58°7%
- Tue93°62°8%
- Wed92°68°8%
- Thu86°68°10%
- Fri77°63°14%
- Sat78°62°29%
- Sun87°57°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 — Kent
SPC has placed Kent 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 Kent
- 56553