North Mankato, Minnesota Weather
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North Mankato weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast13%—85°67°—
- SundayJul 5Rain18%0.17″84°66°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——85°66°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle13%—85°66°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm53%0.10″81°68°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast53%—78°62°-3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——84°61°+6°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.77 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 45 now. With UV 6.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 39 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 6.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 39
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- 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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 10:17 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
North Mankato at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — North Mankato
- Sat85°67°13%
- Sun84°66°18%
- Mon85°66°4%
- Tue85°66°13%
- Wed81°68°53%
- Thu78°62°53%
- Fri84°61°8%
- Sat76°61°10%
- Sun74°55°15%
- Mon79°56°6%
- Tue82°58°7%
- Wed79°65°12%
- Thu85°60°17%
- Fri88°66°17%
- Sat89°68°23%
- Sun93°70°25%
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 — North Mankato
SPC includes North Mankato in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in North Mankato
- 56003