Montgomery, Minnesota Weather
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Montgomery weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast11%—84°63°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——86°66°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail42%0.01″86°68°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm59%0.33″79°68°-7°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast51%—79°62°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——80°63°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle——84°66°+4°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 48 now. With UV 6.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 44 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 6.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 44
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:36 PM
- Moonset
- 11:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Montgomery at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56069
16-Day Forecast — Montgomery
- Sun84°63°11%
- Mon86°66°2%
- Tue86°68°42%
- Wed79°68°59%
- Thu79°62°51%
- Fri80°63°9%
- Sat84°66°7%
- Sun88°70°5%
- Mon92°76°6%
- Tue87°66°6%
- Wed78°59°14%
- Thu81°59°13%
- Fri89°64°19%
- Sat79°68°17%
- Sun87°65°23%
- Mon93°69°19%
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 — Montgomery
SPC has placed Montgomery in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3SLGTSlight Risk
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Montgomery
- 56069