Minnesota City, Minnesota Weather
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Minnesota City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast17%—83°65°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Showers14%1.4″79°68°-4°
- MondayJul 6Clear——80°64°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——83°64°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail53%0.46″78°67°-5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast53%—79°59°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——76°61°-3°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 42 now. With UV 6.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 37 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 6.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 37
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- 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
- 11:08 PM
- Moonset
- 10:08 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Minnesota City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 55959
16-Day Forecast — Minnesota City
- Sat83°65°17%
- Sun79°68°14%
- Mon80°64°2%
- Tue83°64°8%
- Wed78°67°53%
- Thu79°59°53%
- Fri76°61°9%
- Sat75°57°10%
- Sun78°54°14%
- Mon78°56°8%
- Tue81°62°7%
- Wed80°66°19%
- Thu80°65°19%
- Fri80°62°23%
- Sat71°61°35%
- Sun78°56°26%
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 — Minnesota City
SPC includes Minnesota City in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Minnesota City
- 55959