Kerkhoven, Minnesota Weather
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Kerkhoven weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——83°62°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast10%—88°64°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle60%—86°68°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm78%0.45″79°68°-7°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle13%—79°61°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——79°62°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy——83°62°+4°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 58 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 58
- UV peak
- 1.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 58
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:44 PM
- Moonset
- 11:32 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Kerkhoven at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°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
- Sun83°62°6%
- Mon88°64°10%
- Tue86°68°60%
- Wed79°68°78%
- Thu79°61°13%
- Fri79°62°4%
- Sat83°62°7%
- Sun88°67°10%
- Mon78°57°10%
- Tue78°59°7%
- Wed81°58°14%
- Thu88°63°14%
- Fri92°69°14%
- Sat95°72°13%
- Sun92°73°23%
- Mon98°72°26%
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 Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Kerkhoven
- 56252