Minneapolis, Minnesota Weather
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Minneapolis weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 8:30 AM CDT · Open-Meteo
- TodaySep 21Heavy Drizzle later11%0.14″58°49°—
- TuesdaySep 22Partly Cloudy——64°46°+6°
- WednesdaySep 23Overcast——68°49°+4°
- ThursdaySep 24Light Rain43%0.20″60°56°-8°
- FridaySep 25Drizzle12%0.20″60°57°0°
- SaturdaySep 26Light Drizzle26%0.02″64°59°+4°
- SundaySep 27Overcast21%—72°61°+8°
Air quality now AQI 27 · Good
AQI 27 (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.
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).
September dries up ditches or breaks down bridges.
- Moonrise
- 5:01 PM
- Moonset
- 1:16 AM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
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Minneapolis at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 54°F (high 58°F, low 49°F), 8°F below the 62°F normal for Sep 21
- Last frost: April 23 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 2 km away)
- Microseason: Sep 21–25
- Planting calendar: September — plant garlic (overwinter); harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash
16-Day Forecast — Minneapolis
- Mon59°48°11%
- Tue64°46°2%
- Wed68°49°1%
- Thu60°56°43%
- Fri60°57°12%
- Sat64°59°26%
- Sun72°61°21%
- Mon75°54°32%
- Tue72°60°37%
- Wed62°52°26%
- Thu61°47°10%
- Fri55°49°24%
- Sat56°51°24%
- Sun56°45°19%
- Mon57°43°19%
- Tue58°44°10%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Minneapolis
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Right now in the garden
Fall planting + final harvests
As of September 21, the season's first frost (typically October 16) is approaching. Pick what frost-tender plants still carry before the next cold front. This city's planting calendar for September: plant garlic (overwinter); harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, and winter squash.
Sun & seasons in Minneapolis
Minneapolis sits in Hennepin County, where the year’s longest day runs 15h 37m of daylight and its shortest just 8h 46m — a swing of +6h 51m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Minneapolis is the state’s largest city. The nearest town Minneapolis tracks is St. Paul, roughly 8 miles to the E.
Air quality in Minneapolis
Air quality in Minneapolis’s county has held roughly steady since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2022 (median AQI 42). See the full air-quality history for Minneapolis.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| April | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | radishes |
| May | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| June | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | lettuce, peas, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| August | beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash |
| September | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | — | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| November | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
In Minneapolis, July runs warmest near 75°F and January coldest around 15°F, while June is the wettest month (4.4 inches) and January the driest (1.1 inches).
| Month | Mean temp | Precip |
|---|---|---|
| January | 15° | 1.1″ |
| February | 20° | 1.2″ |
| March | 31° | 2.1″ |
| April | 47° | 3.2″ |
| May | 58° | 3.9″ |
| June | 68° | 4.4″ |
| July | 75° | 3.4″ |
| August | 73° | 3.6″ |
| September | 64° | 3.9″ |
| October | 50° | 2.4″ |
| November | 33° | 2.2″ |
| December | 19° | 1.3″ |
Regional context
Similar climates Lauderdale, MN, Falcon Heights, MN, Golden Valley, MN
Minneapolis's climate, from modelled 1991-2020 normals (EC_Earth3P_HR model via Open-Meteo), pairs 15°F Januarys with 75°F Julys — a 60°F swing. About 32.7 inches of precipitation falls each year.
Precipitation in Minneapolis runs summer-dominant: June averages 4.4 inches from warm-season storms, while January drops to 1.1 inches under drier cool air. That summer-storm rhythm groups Minneapolis with places like Lauderdale, MN, Falcon Heights, MN and Golden Valley, MN.
The cool-season window in Minneapolis starts at April 23, when nights stop freezing — think kale, peas, spinach, and parsnips. Hold Minneapolis's tender crops — tomatoes, peppers, basil — until 10-14 days past Minneapolis's last frost. It shuts near October 16, when freezes return to Minneapolis and tender plants need cover. Sheltered Minneapolis yards can escape a light frost.
Similar climates: Lauderdale, MN, Falcon Heights, MN, Golden Valley, MN, St. Louis Park, MN, St. Anthony, MN.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Minneapolis?
- Frost typically leaves Minneapolis by April 23 and returns to Minneapolis near October 16.
- What is the rainy season in Minneapolis?
- Minneapolis sees its heaviest rain in June (around 4.4 inches), part of roughly 33 inches a year.
- What is the warmest month in Minneapolis?
- July is Minneapolis's warmest month, averaging about 75°F.
- What is the coldest month in Minneapolis?
- Minneapolis bottoms out in January, with a mean near 15°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Minneapolis?
- Time tomatoes in Minneapolis for two weeks after April 23; peas and greens start at Minneapolis's frost line.
- What hardiness zone is Minneapolis?
- Minneapolis's hardiness zone tracks its winter low; with January near 15°F, check the USDA ZIP map for the exact zone.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Minneapolis?
- Minneapolis's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Minneapolis?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Minneapolis in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Minneapolis?
- Current conditions for Minneapolis and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Minneapolis forecast updated?
- The Minneapolis forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Minneapolis?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Minneapolis are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Minneapolis?
- The next few days in Minneapolis's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Minneapolis sits at 45.0°N; its climate zone is warm-summer humid continental (Köppen approximation).
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