McIntosh, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
McIntosh weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast24%—79°61°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——86°59°+7°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm65%0.05″87°66°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle65%0.01″76°58°-11°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast60%—77°57°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle11%—75°57°-2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast18%—76°59°+1°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.5 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- 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
- 11:48 PM
- Moonset
- 11:34 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
McIntosh at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 66°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: June 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56556
16-Day Forecast — McIntosh
- Sat79°61°24%
- Sun86°59°5%
- Mon87°66°65%
- Tue76°58°65%
- Wed77°57°60%
- Thu75°57°11%
- Fri76°59°18%
- Sat81°54°13%
- Sun84°58°9%
- Mon85°62°9%
- Tue83°58°12%
- Wed90°59°16%
- Thu88°66°13%
- Fri75°62°20%
- Sat81°59°20%
- Sun68°56°13%
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 — McIntosh
SPC has placed McIntosh in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 McIntosh
- 56556