Loretto, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Loretto weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy13%—86°62°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——90°67°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail57%—86°69°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm71%0.24″79°66°-7°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast36%—80°60°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——80°63°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——83°62°+3°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 60 now. With UV 7.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 60 around 1 PM.
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 60 now. With UV 7.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 60 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 60
- UV peak
- 7.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 60
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.3 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:37 PM
- Moonset
- 11:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Loretto at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 55357
16-Day Forecast — Loretto
- Sun86°62°13%
- Mon90°67°6%
- Tue86°69°57%
- Wed79°66°71%
- Thu80°60°36%
- Fri80°63°5%
- Sat83°62°7%
- Sun89°67°12%
- Mon78°59°12%
- Tue81°60°7%
- Wed83°61°16%
- Thu86°62°16%
- Fri91°68°13%
- Sat94°70°17%
- Sun92°73°29%
- Mon97°72°35%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Loretto
SPC has placed Loretto in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3SLGTSlight Risk
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Loretto
- 55357