Kilkenny, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kilkenny weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast16%—85°66°—
- SundayJul 5Rain33%0.30″83°66°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——84°66°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers——84°66°0°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail55%0.22″78°65°-6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast55%—79°58°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——74°59°-5°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 63 now. With UV 6.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 55 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 63 now. With UV 6.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 55 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 63
- UV peak
- 6.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 55
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.4 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- 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
- 11:16 PM
- Moonset
- 10:15 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Kilkenny at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56052
16-Day Forecast — Kilkenny
- Sat85°66°16%
- Sun83°66°33%
- Mon84°66°3%
- Tue84°66°8%
- Wed78°65°55%
- Thu79°58°55%
- Fri74°59°7%
- Sat76°55°11%
- Sun77°57°15%
- Mon79°58°6%
- Tue82°60°6%
- Wed83°65°13%
- Thu85°68°19%
- Fri76°62°22%
- Sat70°58°27%
- Sun78°58°29%
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 — Kilkenny
SPC includes Kilkenny in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Kilkenny
- 56052