Long Beach, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Long Beach weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Snow30%1.2″89°65°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast14%—87°64°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast33%—86°66°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle49%—90°68°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers69%0.02″75°62°-15°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast40%—79°60°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle16%—86°61°+7°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 5.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 31 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 5.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 31
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- 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
- 11:26 PM
- Moonset
- 10:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Long Beach at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Long Beach
- Sat89°65°30%
- Sun87°64°14%
- Mon86°66°33%
- Tue90°68°49%
- Wed75°62°69%
- Thu79°60°40%
- Fri86°61°16%
- Sat71°60°19%
- Sun76°53°19%
- Mon79°55°5%
- Tue85°63°11%
- Wed81°62°12%
- Thu85°59°15%
- Fri91°68°16%
- Sat92°63°19%
- Sun101°71°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 — Long Beach
SPC has placed Long Beach 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 Long Beach
- 56334