Norcross, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Norcross weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast18%—87°64°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——87°64°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast46%—89°66°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers51%—94°68°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers72%—74°63°-20°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast28%—81°60°+7°
- FridayJul 10Overcast14%—84°63°+3°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.80 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 39 now. With UV 4.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 25 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 4.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 25
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- 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
- 11:29 PM
- Moonset
- 10:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Norcross at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56274
16-Day Forecast — Norcross
- Sat87°64°18%
- Sun87°64°5%
- Mon89°66°46%
- Tue94°68°51%
- Wed74°63°72%
- Thu81°60°28%
- Fri84°63°14%
- Sat70°59°18%
- Sun78°54°15%
- Mon85°56°6%
- Tue95°66°11%
- Wed80°62°11%
- Thu91°58°9%
- Fri90°65°17%
- Sat95°63°29%
- Sun101°74°19%
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 — Norcross
SPC has placed Norcross 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 Norcross
- 56274