Leonidas, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Leonidas weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Drizzle66%0.07″78°58°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——82°59°+4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast33%—87°58°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail53%—80°64°-7°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers58%0.54″81°58°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast34%—83°55°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle17%—84°54°+1°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.6 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 33 now. With UV 4.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 4.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h 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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 10:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Leonidas at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Leonidas
- Sat78°58°66%
- Sun82°59°7%
- Mon87°58°33%
- Tue80°64°53%
- Wed81°58°58%
- Thu83°55°34%
- Fri84°54°17%
- Sat70°56°19%
- Sun78°52°17%
- Mon79°51°12%
- Tue83°53°11%
- Wed80°61°11%
- Thu85°56°19%
- Fri84°62°24%
- Sat87°58°26%
- Sun93°60°23%
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 — Leonidas
SPC has placed Leonidas in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Leonidas
- 55734