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Minnetonka, Minnesota Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Minnetonka, MN
Saturday, July 4 at 1:49 PM
86
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
93°
Humidity
49%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
12:33 AM
Sunset
4:03 PM
Minnetonka, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMinnetonka, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 21% chance of precipitation at 12 AM.
L 67°H 88°
Minnetonka, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    19%
    0.10″
    88°66°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    88°67°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    86°67°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    12%
    87°68°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Showers
    54%
    0.65″
    73°66°-14°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    54%
    82°62°+9°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    73°61°-9°
Minnetonka, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
000° · veering 138°
Direction
N
000°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 18 @ 1:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 174SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Minnetonka, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
981.0
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.97 inHg
Now
981.0
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
+1.2
mb
24h
+1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 979982
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW981.6978.6981.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Minnetonka, MN
Air quality
66
AQI
Moderate
+6 in 6hPeak ~73 @ 11 PM

AQI 66 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 81 now. With UV 6.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 69 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Moderate
17.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
22μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
126μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 81 now. With UV 6.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 69 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 81
UV peak
6.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 69

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 17.6 µg/m³ (AQI 67) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.82
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Minnetonka, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
28%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
77.5mi
UNLIMITED
71 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
18:49 UTC · Minnetonka, 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
18:49 UTC · Minnetonka, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Minnetonka, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Minnetonka, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Minnetonka, MN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:57 AM
Sunrise
12:33 AM
Daylight
15h 30m
Sunset
4:03 PM
Civil dusk
9:41 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Minnetonka, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:16 PM
Moonset
10:14 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Minnetonka, MN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Minnetonka at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 55345

16-Day Forecast — Minnetonka

  1. Sat88°66°19%
  2. Sun88°67°21%
  3. Mon86°67°4%
  4. Tue87°68°12%
  5. Wed73°66°54%
  6. Thu82°62°54%
  7. Fri73°61°7%
  8. Sat78°57°12%
  9. Sun80°59°15%
  10. Mon82°60°10%
  11. Tue84°63°6%
  12. Wed85°68°13%
  13. Thu85°70°10%
  14. Fri79°64°13%
  15. Sat70°60°19%
  16. Sun82°59°13%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Live wind & temperature near Minnetonka

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 — Minnetonka

SPC has placed Minnetonka 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 Minnetonka

  • 55345
  • 55343
  • 55305
  • 55391

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.