Motley, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Motley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain47%0.12″83°64°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast15%—84°62°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast29%—85°63°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm42%1.0″87°66°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers65%1.9″71°62°-16°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast35%—77°58°+6°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle21%—81°59°+4°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h 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
- 11:24 PM
- Moonset
- 10:17 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Motley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56466
16-Day Forecast — Motley
- Sat83°64°47%
- Sun84°62°15%
- Mon85°63°29%
- Tue87°66°42%
- Wed71°62°65%
- Thu77°58°35%
- Fri81°59°21%
- Sat67°59°21%
- Sun74°51°9%
- Mon77°54°15%
- Tue80°61°9%
- Wed75°61°11%
- Thu81°57°14%
- Fri82°64°20%
- Sat84°60°23%
- Sun93°70°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 — Motley
SPC has placed Motley in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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 Motley
- 56466