New London, Minnesota Weather
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New London weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 9:23 AM CDT · Open-Meteo
- TodaySep 21Overcast11%—56°47°—
- TuesdaySep 22Overcast——61°50°+5°
- WednesdaySep 23Drizzle10%—66°45°+5°
- ThursdaySep 24Light Drizzle53%0.07″59°54°-7°
- FridaySep 25Light Rain24%0.47″59°55°0°
- SaturdaySep 26Light Drizzle43%0.04″66°59°+7°
- SundaySep 27Light Drizzle19%0.02″69°50°+3°
Air quality now AQI 22 · Good
AQI 22 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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).
September dries up ditches or breaks down bridges.
- Moonrise
- 5:10 PM
- Moonset
- 1:22 AM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
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New London at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 52°F (high 56°F, low 47°F), 6°F below the 58°F normal for Sep 21
- Last frost: May 4 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 1 km away)
- Microseason: Sep 21–25
- Planting calendar: September — plant garlic (overwinter); harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots
16-Day Forecast — New London
- Mon56°47°11%
- Tue61°50°2%
- Wed66°45°10%
- Thu59°54°53%
- Fri59°55°24%
- Sat66°59°43%
- Sun69°50°19%
- Mon72°51°31%
- Tue67°52°39%
- Wed58°43°19%
- Thu58°39°10%
- Fri51°45°26%
- Sat58°46°19%
- Sun54°39°19%
- Mon55°37°19%
- Tue53°44°8%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Fall planting + final harvests
As of September 21, the season's first frost (typically October 4) is approaching. Pick what frost-tender plants still carry before the next cold front. This city's planting calendar for September: plant garlic (overwinter); harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, and carrots.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — New London
SPC includes New London in the general thunderstorm area day after tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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.
Sun & seasons in New London
New London sits in Kandiyohi County, where the year’s longest day runs 15h 39m of daylight and its shortest just 8h 44m — a swing of +6h 56m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Minneapolis, the state’s largest city, lies about 85 miles to the ESE. The nearest town New London tracks is Green Isle, roughly 63 miles to the SE.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| April | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| May | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, spinach, radishes |
| June | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| July | beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | lettuce, peas, spinach, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| August | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| September | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| October | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
In New London, July runs warmest near 72°F and January coldest around 11°F, while June is the wettest month (4.9 inches) and January the driest (0.9 inches).
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11° | 0.9″ | 5 |
| February | 15° | 1.0″ | 5 |
| March | 28° | 1.8″ | 6 |
| April | 43° | 3.0″ | 7 |
| May | 57° | 3.5″ | 10 |
| June | 67° | 4.9″ | 11 |
| July | 72° | 4.2″ | 9 |
| August | 70° | 3.5″ | 8 |
| September | 61° | 3.5″ | 9 |
| October | 46° | 2.6″ | 7 |
| November | 31° | 1.6″ | 5 |
| December | 17° | 0.9″ | 5 |
Regional context
Similar climates Spicer, MN, Regal, MN, Belgrade, MN
New London swings from 11°F in January to 72°F in July (61°F) per NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals; precipitation in New London runs about 31.4 inches on roughly 86 measurable days.
Summer convection drives New London's precipitation: June logs 4.9 inches on 10.7 rainy days, against January's 0.9 inches on 5.3 — warm-season storms carry New London's moisture. That puts New London in a summer-convective cohort with places like Spicer, MN, Regal, MN and Belgrade, MN.
Around May 4, New London sheds its freezing nights — kale, peas, spinach, and parsnips go into New London's beds. New London's heat-lovers — tomatoes, peppers, squash — hold off until New London's frost risk clears, 10-14 days on. The season ends by October 4 in New London, once hard frosts set back in. That date is a median: New London freezes sooner in half of years.
Similar climates: Spicer, MN, Regal, MN, Belgrade, MN, Kandiyohi, MN, Paynesville, MN.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in New London?
- In New London, expect the last spring frost near May 4; New London's first autumn frost comes around October 4.
- What is the rainy season in New London?
- Rainfall in New London peaks in June near 4.9 inches, out of about 31 inches annually.
- What is the warmest month in New London?
- On average July tops the year in New London at about 72°F.
- What is the coldest month in New London?
- The coldest stretch in New London falls in January, around 11°F on average.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in New London?
- Hardy spring crops go in near May 4 in New London; tender peppers and squash wait 10–14 days.
- How many rainy days does New London get?
- New London records around 86 days of measurable precipitation annually.
- What hardiness zone is New London?
- Because New London bottoms near 11°F in January, that winter low sets New London's USDA zone — verify by ZIP.
- What is the 10-day forecast for New London?
- New London's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in New London?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for New London in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in New London?
- Current conditions for New London and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the New London forecast updated?
- The New London forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in New London?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for New London are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for New London?
- The next few days in New London's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
New London sits at 45.3°N; its climate zone is warm-summer humid continental (Köppen approximation).
ZIP codes in New London
- 56273