Nelson, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Nelson weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle37%0.04″85°64°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast12%—85°61°0°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle32%—85°64°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle51%—89°67°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers69%0.01″72°61°-17°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast36%—78°59°+6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast14%—83°60°+5°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.8 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 4.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 25 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 4.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 25
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- 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
- 11:25 PM
- Moonset
- 10:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Nelson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56355
16-Day Forecast — Nelson
- Sat85°64°37%
- Sun85°61°12%
- Mon85°64°32%
- Tue89°67°51%
- Wed72°61°69%
- Thu78°59°36%
- Fri83°60°14%
- Sat68°58°18%
- Sun74°52°16%
- Mon78°54°6%
- Tue83°60°7%
- Wed78°60°10%
- Thu84°57°11%
- Fri87°66°17%
- Sat91°62°23%
- Sun99°70°20%
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 — Nelson
SPC has placed Nelson 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 Nelson
- 56355
- 56308