Monticello, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Monticello weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Drizzle37%0.04″86°65°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast31%—85°65°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast17%—86°68°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail39%0.32″87°67°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers66%1.6″74°64°-13°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle40%—78°61°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——71°59°-7°
AQI 64 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 86 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 86 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 86
- UV peak
- 2.2 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 86
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 17.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 21.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 10:15 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Monticello at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 20°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 55362
16-Day Forecast — Monticello
- Sat86°65°37%
- Sun85°65°31%
- Mon86°68°17%
- Tue87°67°39%
- Wed74°64°66%
- Thu78°61°40%
- Fri71°59°9%
- Sat76°56°10%
- Sun78°56°11%
- Mon80°59°9%
- Tue83°61°6%
- Wed83°67°10%
- Thu85°67°12%
- Fri75°62°26%
- Sat69°59°15%
- Sun79°57°17%
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 — Monticello
SPC has placed Monticello 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 Monticello
- 55362