Leota, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Leota weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Showers14%1.3″84°65°—
- SundayJul 5Mostly Clear——85°65°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——86°65°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast24%—88°66°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers40%0.02″82°65°-6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast33%—79°61°-3°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm16%0.18″86°63°+7°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.6 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 43 now. With UV 5.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 23 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 5.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 23
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:25 PM
- Moonset
- 10:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Leota at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56153
16-Day Forecast — Leota
- Sat85°65°14%
- Sun85°65°8%
- Mon86°65°2%
- Tue88°66°24%
- Wed82°65°40%
- Thu79°61°33%
- Fri86°63°16%
- Sat80°60°16%
- Sun74°55°11%
- Mon81°54°6%
- Tue88°64°5%
- Wed80°62°10%
- Thu86°61°15%
- Fri89°65°16%
- Sat89°66°13%
- Sun96°70°16%
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 — Leota
SPC has placed Leota 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.
ZIP codes in Leota
- 56153