Nerstrand, Minnesota Weather
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Nerstrand weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast15%—84°66°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Showers19%0.53″82°66°-2°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle——83°66°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——84°65°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail51%0.17″77°64°-7°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast51%—78°56°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——72°59°-6°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 12.2 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.77 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 53 now. With UV 6.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 47 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 53
- UV peak
- 6.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 47
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.2 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- 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
- 11:14 PM
- Moonset
- 10:13 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Nerstrand at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 55053
16-Day Forecast — Nerstrand
- Sat84°66°15%
- Sun82°66°19%
- Mon83°66°6%
- Tue84°65°7%
- Wed77°64°51%
- Thu78°56°51%
- Fri72°59°8%
- Sat77°54°11%
- Sun76°56°15%
- Mon79°57°9%
- Tue81°60°8%
- Wed82°65°13%
- Thu81°67°16%
- Fri76°62°23%
- Sat71°58°26%
- Sun78°57°26%
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 — Nerstrand
SPC includes Nerstrand in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Nerstrand
- 55053