Kingston, Minnesota Weather
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Kingston weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain43%0.22″84°66°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle17%0.01″85°65°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast21%—85°66°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast21%—86°67°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm57%0.23″77°65°-9°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast44%—79°60°+2°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm12%—82°60°+3°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.2 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 42 now. With UV 4.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 4.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 20
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.2 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- 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
- 11:20 PM
- Moonset
- 10:17 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Kingston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°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.
16-Day Forecast — Kingston
- Sat84°66°43%
- Sun85°65°17%
- Mon85°66°21%
- Tue86°67°21%
- Wed77°65°57%
- Thu79°60°44%
- Fri82°60°12%
- Sat73°60°15%
- Sun75°55°15%
- Mon77°56°9%
- Tue81°59°5%
- Wed81°62°12%
- Thu83°58°12%
- Fri89°67°20%
- Sat87°66°27%
- Sun92°72°32%
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 — Kingston
SPC has placed Kingston 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 Kingston
- 55325