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Oronoco, Minnesota Weather

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

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

Oronoco, MN
Saturday, July 4 at 11:13 AM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
85°
Humidity
70%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:32 AM
Sunset
3:56 PM
Oronoco, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastOronoco, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 85°
Oronoco, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    17%
    85°65°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Showers
    20%
    0.62″
    80°67°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    81°65°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    83°66°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    43%
    0.05″
    79°69°-4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    49%
    78°64°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    81°61°+3°
Oronoco, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
062° · backing 166°
Direction
ENE
062°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 4
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 4 · pk 12 @ 2:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 178SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Oronoco, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.1
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.00 inHg
Now
982.1
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
+1.1
mb
24h
+0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980983
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW983.1979.6982.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Oronoco, MN
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
+6 in 6hPeak ~46 @ 10 PM

AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.76 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 during the projected peak around 10 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
103μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
5.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 5.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 38 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
5.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 38

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.3 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.76
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Oronoco, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
4%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
47.7mi
UNLIMITED
68 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
16:13 UTC · Oronoco, 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
16:13 UTC · Oronoco, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Oronoco, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Oronoco, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Oronoco, MN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:57 AM
Sunrise
12:32 AM
Daylight
15h 24m
Sunset
3:56 PM
Civil dusk
9:34 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Oronoco, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:11 PM
Moonset
10:11 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Oronoco, MN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Oronoco at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°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.

ZIP code: 55960

16-Day Forecast — Oronoco

  1. Sat85°65°17%
  2. Sun80°67°20%
  3. Mon81°65°8%
  4. Tue83°66°5%
  5. Wed79°69°43%
  6. Thu78°64°49%
  7. Fri81°61°10%
  8. Sat79°60°10%
  9. Sun72°58°13%
  10. Mon77°53°8%
  11. Tue79°59°7%
  12. Wed78°64°15%
  13. Thu82°68°19%
  14. Fri86°67°16%
  15. Sat88°69°23%
  16. Sun88°70°26%

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 — Oronoco

SPC includes Oronoco in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Oronoco

  • 55960

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.