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Nielsville, Minnesota Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Nielsville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Nielsville, MN
Saturday, July 4 at 12:53 PM
80
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
88°
Humidity
69%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:36 AM
Sunset
4:27 PM
Nielsville, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastNielsville, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 83°
Nielsville, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    83°63°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    87°63°+4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    T-storm w/ Hail
    63%
    88°66°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    63%
    77°63°-11°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    58%
    77°56°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    13%
    77°57°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    77°60°
Nielsville, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
080° · veering 35°
Direction
E
080°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 20 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 182SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Nielsville, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.5
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.07 inHg
Now
984.5
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
+1.5
mb
24h
+1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 982985
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW984.6982.2984.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Nielsville, MN
Air quality
22
AQI
Good
+2 in 6hPeak ~39 @ 11 PM

AQI 22 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI projected to climb to 39 over the next 6 hours. PM2.5 at 7.8 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
81μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 6.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 32 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 38
UV peak
6.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 32

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.8 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Nielsville, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
26%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
49.1mi
UNLIMITED
72 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
17:53 UTC · Nielsville, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
17:53 UTC · Nielsville, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Nielsville, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Nielsville, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Nielsville, MN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:56 AM
Sunrise
12:36 AM
Daylight
15h 51m
Sunset
4:27 PM
Civil dusk
10:08 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Nielsville, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:35 PM
Moonset
10:24 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Nielsville, MN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Nielsville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 56568

16-Day Forecast — Nielsville

  1. Sat83°63°8%
  2. Sun87°63°2%
  3. Mon88°66°63%
  4. Tue77°63°63%
  5. Wed77°56°58%
  6. Thu77°57°13%
  7. Fri77°60°16%
  8. Sat78°54°24%
  9. Sun81°57°15%
  10. Mon84°58°12%
  11. Tue91°62°11%
  12. Wed93°68°16%
  13. Thu82°67°16%
  14. Fri72°61°12%
  15. Sat80°61°13%
  16. Sun87°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 — Nielsville

SPC has placed Nielsville in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Nielsville

  • 56568

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.