Nisswa, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Nisswa weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain36%0.46″81°63°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——82°61°+1°
- MondayJul 6Showers31%—87°61°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail52%0.41″82°65°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers66%0.21″81°60°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle28%—78°56°-3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle12%0.01″69°59°-9°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.6 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 47 now. With UV 4.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 30 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 4.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 30
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.6 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:23 PM
- Moonset
- 10:15 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Nisswa at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56468
16-Day Forecast — Nisswa
- Sat81°63°36%
- Sun82°61°8%
- Mon87°61°31%
- Tue82°65°52%
- Wed81°60°66%
- Thu78°56°28%
- Fri69°59°12%
- Sat78°52°15%
- Sun81°54°14%
- Mon81°58°11%
- Tue86°59°8%
- Wed86°67°13%
- Thu84°65°14%
- Fri71°60°20%
- Sat72°59°23%
- Sun83°55°17%
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 — Nisswa
SPC has placed Nisswa 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 Nisswa
- 56468