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Mayer, Minnesota Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mayer weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Mayer, MN
Saturday, July 4 at 1:16 PM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
91°
Humidity
55%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:35 AM
Sunset
4:04 PM
Mayer, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMayer, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit with a 31% chance of precipitation at 12 AM.
L 67°H 87°
Mayer, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    0.02″
    87°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    31%
    85°67°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    84°67°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    T-storm w/ Hail
    19%
    0.01″
    85°67°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Showers
    51%
    0.61″
    74°64°-11°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    49%
    80°61°+6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    71°59°-9°
Mayer, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
105° · backing 119°
Direction
ESE
105°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 4 · pk 18 @ 3:00a
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 362SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Mayer, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.1
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.00 inHg
Now
982.1
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
+1.3
mb
24h
+1.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980982
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW982.2979.6982.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Mayer, MN
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
+6 in 6hPeak ~60 @ 11 PM

AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 68 now. With UV 6.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 56 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Moderate
16.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
21μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
118μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 68 now. With UV 6.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 56 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 68
UV peak
6.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 56

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 16.1 µg/m³ (AQI 64) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.77
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Mayer, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
3%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
68.3mi
UNLIMITED
71 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
18:16 UTC · Mayer, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
18:16 UTC · Mayer, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Mayer, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Mayer, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Mayer, MN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:59 AM
Sunrise
12:35 AM
Daylight
15h 29m
Sunset
4:04 PM
Civil dusk
9:42 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Mayer, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:18 PM
Moonset
10:16 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Mayer, MN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mayer at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 55360

16-Day Forecast — Mayer

  1. Sat87°68°29%
  2. Sun85°67°31%
  3. Mon84°67°4%
  4. Tue85°67°19%
  5. Wed74°64°51%
  6. Thu80°61°49%
  7. Fri71°59°10%
  8. Sat76°55°12%
  9. Sun78°56°15%
  10. Mon80°58°8%
  11. Tue82°62°6%
  12. Wed83°66°13%
  13. Thu85°68°12%
  14. Fri77°60°22%
  15. Sat69°59°30%
  16. Sun79°57°27%

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 — Mayer

SPC has placed Mayer 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 Mayer

  • 55360

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.