Kerkhoven, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kerkhoven weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Drizzle33%0.09″88°66°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast10%—85°63°-3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast43%—86°67°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail48%0.12″85°67°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers73%0.02″77°62°-8°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle26%—75°60°-2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle12%—78°62°+3°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.6 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.8 µg/m³.
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 40 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.6 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.8 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 3h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:44 PM
- Moonset
- 11:32 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Kerkhoven at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°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: 56252
16-Day Forecast — Kerkhoven
- Sat88°66°33%
- Sun85°63°10%
- Mon86°67°43%
- Tue85°67°48%
- Wed77°62°73%
- Thu75°60°26%
- Fri78°62°12%
- Sat76°56°14%
- Sun79°55°14%
- Mon90°68°7%
- Tue83°61°9%
- Wed82°64°8%
- Thu89°69°14%
- Fri85°69°20%
- Sat85°59°11%
- Sun76°60°11%
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 — Kerkhoven
SPC has placed Kerkhoven 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 Kerkhoven
- 56252