Lansing, Minnesota Weather
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Lansing weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle15%0.01″82°66°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle29%0.03″79°65°-3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——81°64°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——83°63°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail54%—79°66°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast54%—78°58°-1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——75°62°-3°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.4 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 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 4.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 49
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- 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
- 11:12 PM
- Moonset
- 10:13 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Lansing at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 55950
16-Day Forecast — Lansing
- Sat83°66°15%
- Sun79°66°29%
- Mon81°64°5%
- Tue83°63°5%
- Wed79°66°54%
- Thu78°58°54%
- Fri75°62°9%
- Sat75°55°8%
- Sun75°57°12%
- Mon77°58°6%
- Tue80°60°6%
- Wed79°61°16%
- Thu78°65°29%
- Fri77°61°29%
- Sat70°58°21%
- Sun76°59°26%
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 — Lansing
SPC includes Lansing 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 Lansing
- 55950
- 55912