La Crescent, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
La Crescent weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle24%0.02″83°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast10%—83°67°0°
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——80°66°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——83°62°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm53%0.08″80°67°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast53%—78°60°-2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——76°63°-2°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 38 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 0.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 38
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:05 PM
- Moonset
- 10:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
La Crescent at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 55947
16-Day Forecast — La Crescent
- Sat83°67°24%
- Sun83°67°10%
- Mon80°66°1%
- Tue83°62°8%
- Wed80°67°53%
- Thu78°60°53%
- Fri76°63°9%
- Sat76°59°6%
- Sun77°54°10%
- Mon77°55°9%
- Tue81°61°7%
- Wed79°64°26%
- Thu82°62°23%
- Fri82°66°35%
- Sat72°60°22%
- Sun77°55°14%
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 — La Crescent
SPC includes La Crescent in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 La Crescent
- 55947