Montevideo, Minnesota Weather
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Montevideo weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle32%0.03″87°64°—
- SundayJul 5Clear10%—86°64°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast22%—89°65°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle41%—92°68°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers54%0.04″81°66°-11°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast26%—80°60°-1°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle22%—90°62°+10°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.84 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 30 now. With UV 4.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 4.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 16
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- 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
- 11:26 PM
- Moonset
- 10:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Montevideo at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°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: 56265
16-Day Forecast — Montevideo
- Sat87°64°32%
- Sun86°64°10%
- Mon89°65°22%
- Tue92°68°41%
- Wed81°66°54%
- Thu80°60°26%
- Fri90°62°22%
- Sat77°62°22%
- Sun78°54°11%
- Mon82°56°11%
- Tue90°64°6%
- Wed84°63°11%
- Thu88°58°12%
- Fri93°68°15%
- Sat94°69°20%
- Sun103°74°23%
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 — Montevideo
SPC has placed Montevideo 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 Montevideo
- 56265