Merrifield, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Merrifield weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Showers52%0.12″83°62°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——86°59°+3°
- MondayJul 6Showers44%—87°65°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers57%0.31″82°65°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers74%0.19″82°60°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle21%—79°56°-3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle12%0.01″69°58°-10°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 14.2 µg/m³.
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 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 1.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 48
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 14.2 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 3h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 10:15 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Merrifield at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56465
16-Day Forecast — Merrifield
- Sat83°62°52%
- Sun86°59°8%
- Mon87°65°44%
- Tue82°65°57%
- Wed82°60°74%
- Thu79°56°21%
- Fri69°58°12%
- Sat79°53°12%
- Sun82°54°11%
- Mon82°58°10%
- Tue87°59°8%
- Wed86°67°9%
- Thu84°65°10%
- Fri72°60°19%
- Sat72°59°14%
- Sun84°54°19%
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 — Merrifield
SPC has placed Merrifield 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 Merrifield
- 56468
- 56465