McKinley, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
McKinley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle61%0.03″78°58°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast11%—80°60°+2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast44%—87°56°+7°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail44%—80°64°-7°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers49%0.61″81°59°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast36%—82°54°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast17%—82°55°0°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).
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 4.5 µg/m³ (AQI 25) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- 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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 10:06 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
McKinley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 65°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — McKinley
- Sat78°58°61%
- Sun80°60°11%
- Mon87°56°44%
- Tue80°64°44%
- Wed81°59°49%
- Thu82°54°36%
- Fri82°55°17%
- Sat71°56°20%
- Sun78°52°10%
- Mon79°51°14%
- Tue83°53°14%
- Wed80°60°14%
- Thu85°56°19%
- Fri84°62°24%
- Sat87°57°26%
- Sun93°60°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 — McKinley
SPC has placed McKinley in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 McKinley
- 55741