Landfall, Minnesota Weather
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Landfall weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Showers22%1.6″83°66°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle19%0.03″82°67°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——85°66°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm10%—87°66°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers56%0.64″74°62°-13°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast56%—80°58°+6°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——76°58°-4°
AQI 49 (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 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 47 now. With UV 6.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 41 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 6.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 41
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.2 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- 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
- 11:14 PM
- Moonset
- 10:12 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Landfall at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Landfall
- Sat83°66°22%
- Sun82°67°19%
- Mon85°66°8%
- Tue87°66°10%
- Wed74°62°56%
- Thu80°58°56%
- Fri76°58°8%
- Sat78°55°11%
- Sun80°58°16%
- Mon82°58°8%
- Tue84°61°5%
- Wed84°67°13%
- Thu83°67°11%
- Fri79°64°16%
- Sat69°61°26%
- Sun82°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 — Landfall
SPC has placed Landfall 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.
Microseason · July 1–5
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Millions of periodical and annual cicadas emerge, their droning chorus filling the summer heat; the soundtrack of midsummer settles over prairie and wetland.
Day 185 of 365 · Wedge 37 of 72
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| January | — | — |
| February | — | — |
| March | — | — |
| April | — | — |
| May | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | lettuce, peas, radishes |
| June | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, radishes |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | tomatoes, beans, summer squash |
| August | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash, fall brassicas, garlic (overwinter), carrots | tomatoes, beans, summer squash |
| September | fall brassicas, garlic (overwinter), carrots | tomatoes, beans, summer squash |
| October | — | winter squash, tomatoes (last) |
| November | — | — |
| December | — | — |
A year in weather
July is Landfall's warmest stretch (~74°F) and January its coldest (~14°F); precipitation crests in June at 4.4 inches and ebbs in January to 1.1 inches.
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14° | 1.1″ | 14 |
| February | 19° | 1.2″ | 11 |
| March | 31° | 2.1″ | 14 |
| April | 46° | 3.3″ | 17 |
| May | 57° | 3.9″ | 18 |
| June | 68° | 4.4″ | 17 |
| July | 74° | 3.5″ | 14 |
| August | 72° | 3.6″ | 14 |
| September | 64° | 3.9″ | 14 |
| October | 50° | 2.4″ | 13 |
| November | 32° | 2.2″ | 14 |
| December | 18° | 1.4″ | 14 |
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Landfall?
- Landfall's last spring frost lands near mid-May, and in Landfall the first fall frost follows around mid-October.
- What is the rainy season in Landfall?
- June is the wettest month in Landfall, about 4.4 inches on average; the year totals roughly 33 inches.
- What is the warmest month in Landfall?
- On average July tops the year in Landfall at about 74°F.
- What is the coldest month in Landfall?
- The coldest stretch in Landfall falls in January, around 14°F on average.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Landfall?
- In Landfall, sow peas and hardy greens around mid-May; Landfall's tomatoes and peppers wait two weeks more.
- How many rainy days does Landfall get?
- Landfall records around 173 days of measurable precipitation annually.
- What hardiness zone is Landfall?
- Because Landfall bottoms near 14°F in January, that winter low sets Landfall's USDA zone — verify by ZIP.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Landfall?
- Landfall's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Landfall?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Landfall in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Landfall?
- Current conditions for Landfall and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Landfall forecast updated?
- The Landfall forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Landfall?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Landfall are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Landfall?
- The next few days in Landfall's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Climate
The warm-summer humid continental climate of Landfall, Minnesota carries typical Januarys near 14°F and Julys around 74°F — 60°F of seasonal travel.
Yearly precipitation in Landfall totals around 33 inches, spread over about 173 days of rain or snow.
From 45.0°N, Landfall sees a 60°F seasonal swing that governs Landfall's planting and frost windows.
ZIP codes in Landfall
- 55128