Mahtowa, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mahtowa weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle64%—73°57°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——79°56°+6°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle19%—82°56°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm46%0.06″81°65°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers63%0.03″73°60°-8°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast29%—77°55°+4°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle15%0.17″64°55°-13°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.8 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 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 2.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 44
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.8 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
- 11:16 PM
- Moonset
- 10:09 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Mahtowa at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Mahtowa
- Sat73°57°64%
- Sun79°56°5%
- Mon82°56°19%
- Tue81°65°46%
- Wed73°60°63%
- Thu77°55°29%
- Fri64°55°15%
- Sat74°55°11%
- Sun82°54°12%
- Mon81°53°10%
- Tue82°58°6%
- Wed82°61°10%
- Thu79°64°12%
- Fri69°60°17%
- Sat68°57°16%
- Sun82°54°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 — Mahtowa
SPC includes Mahtowa in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Mahtowa
- 55707
- 55718