New Ulm, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
New Ulm weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle26%0.02″88°67°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast23%—85°67°-3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——86°66°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail——89°68°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers40%0.13″78°63°-11°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast40%—78°60°0°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle——79°62°+1°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- 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
- 11:19 PM
- Moonset
- 10:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
New Ulm at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- 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: 56073
15-Day Forecast — New Ulm
- Sat88°67°26%
- Sun85°67°23%
- Mon86°66°1%
- Tue89°68°9%
- Wed78°63°40%
- Thu78°60°40%
- Fri79°62°7%
- Sat79°63°14%
- Sun83°59°13%
- Mon77°66°7%
- Tue75°58°8%
- Wed84°59°17%
- Thu82°70°16%
- Fri81°67°19%
- Sat82°59°14%
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 — New Ulm
SPC has placed New Ulm in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe 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 New Ulm
- 56073