Oak Park Heights, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oak Park Heights weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain20%0.85″83°65°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast15%—85°67°+2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——84°65°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast11%—87°66°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm54%0.31″79°66°-8°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast54%—79°58°0°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle——83°59°+4°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.8 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 41 now. With UV 5.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 5.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 20
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.8 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- 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
- 11:14 PM
- Moonset
- 10:11 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Oak Park Heights at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Oak Park Heights
- Sat83°65°20%
- Sun85°67°15%
- Mon84°65°7%
- Tue87°66°11%
- Wed79°66°54%
- Thu79°58°54%
- Fri83°59°8%
- Sat76°63°11%
- Sun75°57°17%
- Mon79°54°7%
- Tue80°58°5%
- Wed84°63°13%
- Thu86°58°11%
- Fri90°66°16%
- Sat88°68°26%
- Sun92°70°29%
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 — Oak Park Heights
SPC has placed Oak Park Heights in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Oak Park Heights
- 55082