Mahtowa, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mahtowa weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——77°52°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——86°51°+9°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail56%—80°61°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers81%1.2″69°56°-11°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast25%—75°54°+6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast12%—80°52°+5°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast10%—78°58°-2°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.2 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 38 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 5.7 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 38
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 11:34 PM
- Moonset
- 11:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Mahtowa at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°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
- Sun77°52°9%
- Mon86°51°9%
- Tue80°61°56%
- Wed69°56°81%
- Thu75°54°25%
- Fri80°52°12%
- Sat78°58°10%
- Sun87°63°16%
- Mon74°59°16%
- Tue77°57°13%
- Wed76°57°19%
- Thu85°60°27%
- Fri89°61°27%
- Sat88°61°19%
- Sun92°64°27%
- Mon76°61°24%
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 — Mahtowa
SPC has placed Mahtowa in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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 Mahtowa
- 55707
- 55718