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Midway, Minnesota Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Midway weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Midway, MN
Sunday, July 5 at 4:09 PM
87
°
Clear
Feels like
90°
Humidity
39%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:33 AM
Sunset
4:21 PM
Midway, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMidway, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 88°
Midway, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Clear
    87°61°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    34%
    90°67°+3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    60%
    78°64°-12°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    71%
    0.02″
    78°60°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    82°56°+4°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    11%
    84°61°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    89°63°+5°
Midway, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
163° · veering 38°
Direction
SSE
163°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 4 · pk 14 @ 2:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2213SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Midway, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
969.8
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 28.64 inHg
Now
969.8
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
+1.3
mb
24h
+1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 967970
960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW970.2967.3969.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Midway, MN
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
+5 in 6h

AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
7.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
94μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
4.7 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 44

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³ (AQI 40) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.82
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Midway, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
4%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
96.0mi
UNLIMITED
97 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
21:09 UTC · Midway, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
21:09 UTC · Midway, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Midway, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Midway, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Midway, MN
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:54 AM
Sunrise
12:33 AM
Daylight
15h 48m
Sunset
4:21 PM
Civil dusk
10:02 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Midway, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
69% illuminated
Moonrise
11:47 PM
Moonset
11:34 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Midway, MN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Midway at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 23°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Midway

  1. Sun87°61°2%
  2. Mon90°67°34%
  3. Tue78°64°60%
  4. Wed78°60°71%
  5. Thu82°56°3%
  6. Fri84°61°11%
  7. Sat89°63°13%
  8. Sun84°60°13%
  9. Mon84°53°8%
  10. Tue84°61°9%
  11. Wed88°60°14%
  12. Thu93°63°14%
  13. Fri98°69°15%
  14. Sat104°72°20%
  15. Sun90°66°23%
  16. Mon99°65°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 — Midway

SPC has placed Midway in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal 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 Midway

  • 56557

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.