Le Center, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Le Center weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast22%—85°66°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain16%0.47″84°66°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——83°66°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast25%—84°66°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail40%0.07″78°67°-6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast39%—77°62°-1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle17%—83°61°+6°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 15.4 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.83 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 during the projected peak around 7 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 4.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 4.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 20
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.4 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- 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
- 11:16 PM
- Moonset
- 10:16 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Le Center at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°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: 56057
16-Day Forecast — Le Center
- Sat85°66°22%
- Sun84°66°16%
- Mon83°66°3%
- Tue84°66°25%
- Wed78°67°40%
- Thu77°62°39%
- Fri83°61°17%
- Sat75°60°17%
- Sun73°55°10%
- Mon76°56°9%
- Tue80°58°4%
- Wed78°65°13%
- Thu83°60°19%
- Fri87°66°22%
- Sat87°68°27%
- Sun90°70°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 — Le Center
SPC has placed Le Center in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Le Center
- 56057