Leonard, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Leonard weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Showers36%1.5″77°61°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast10%—83°62°+6°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail62%0.93″86°61°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle62%—76°62°-10°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast58%—76°56°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle21%—76°55°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Rain14%0.24″73°57°-3°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.0 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 41. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~82%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 5.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 15
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 11:29 PM
- Moonset
- 10:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Leonard at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56652
16-Day Forecast — Leonard
- Sat77°61°36%
- Sun83°62°10%
- Mon86°61°62%
- Tue76°62°62%
- Wed76°56°58%
- Thu76°55°21%
- Fri73°57°14%
- Sat75°53°17%
- Sun78°55°17%
- Mon80°57°12%
- Tue87°61°14%
- Wed88°65°14%
- Thu76°67°19%
- Fri68°58°15%
- Sat75°58°19%
- Sun82°56°19%
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 — Leonard
SPC has placed Leonard in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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 Leonard
- 56652