Lucan, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lucan weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast30%—84°63°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle24%0.04″84°63°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast22%—86°67°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm38%—89°70°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers53%0.80″79°66°-10°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle36%0.01″80°62°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle10%—74°62°-6°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 9.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.6 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 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 0.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 43
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:24 PM
- Moonset
- 10:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Lucan at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56255
16-Day Forecast — Lucan
- Sat84°63°30%
- Sun84°63°24%
- Mon86°67°22%
- Tue89°70°38%
- Wed79°66°53%
- Thu80°62°36%
- Fri74°62°10%
- Sat78°60°15%
- Sun79°59°15%
- Mon81°58°9%
- Tue87°64°6%
- Wed87°66°10%
- Thu86°71°10%
- Fri75°62°19%
- Sat70°59°16%
- Sun79°57°13%
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 — Lucan
SPC has placed Lucan 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 Lucan
- 56255