McGregor, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
McGregor weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain78%0.15″78°61°—
- SundayJul 5Showers11%0.18″83°59°+5°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers34%0.27″85°57°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail49%0.48″79°64°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle64%0.04″78°60°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast41%—78°58°0°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle15%0.14″66°58°-12°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.6 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 46 now. With UV 5.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 34 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 5.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 34
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- 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
- 11:19 PM
- Moonset
- 10:11 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
McGregor at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 55760
16-Day Forecast — McGregor
- Sat78°61°78%
- Sun83°59°11%
- Mon85°57°34%
- Tue79°64°49%
- Wed78°60°64%
- Thu78°58°41%
- Fri66°58°15%
- Sat76°53°10%
- Sun80°54°12%
- Mon81°55°11%
- Tue83°58°12%
- Wed85°65°12%
- Thu80°64°13%
- Fri71°59°17%
- Sat69°58°17%
- Sun82°54°14%
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 — McGregor
SPC includes McGregor 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 McGregor
- 55760