McGrath, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
McGrath weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain52%0.06″80°60°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——82°59°+2°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle22%—82°60°0°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail44%—84°66°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers62%0.63″73°62°-11°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast44%—76°56°+3°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm11%—78°55°+2°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 39 now. With UV 5.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 5.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 28
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 10:12 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
McGrath at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56350
16-Day Forecast — McGrath
- Sat80°60°52%
- Sun82°59°9%
- Mon82°60°22%
- Tue84°66°44%
- Wed73°62°62%
- Thu76°56°44%
- Fri78°55°11%
- Sat68°60°11%
- Sun75°52°14%
- Mon75°54°11%
- Tue78°57°9%
- Wed78°61°14%
- Thu79°57°12%
- Fri83°61°18%
- Sat83°59°19%
- Sun88°69°23%
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 — McGrath
SPC has placed McGrath 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 McGrath
- 56350