Morton, Minnesota Weather
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Morton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast18%—86°66°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast29%—85°65°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast18%—86°68°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail36%—89°70°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers56%1.4″77°66°-12°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast37%—80°62°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——73°62°-7°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 49 — 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 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 3.4 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 49
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- 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
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 10:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Morton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°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: 56270
16-Day Forecast — Morton
- Sat86°66°18%
- Sun85°66°29%
- Mon86°68°18%
- Tue89°70°36%
- Wed77°66°56%
- Thu80°62°37%
- Fri73°62°7%
- Sat78°61°12%
- Sun79°60°9%
- Mon81°59°7%
- Tue86°65°6%
- Wed87°66°13%
- Thu83°68°16%
- Fri77°62°16%
- Sat71°60°17%
- Sun80°58°13%
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 — Morton
SPC has placed Morton 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 Morton
- 56270