Ortonville, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ortonville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast25%—89°63°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——88°64°-1°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle35%—94°66°+6°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail43%0.04″90°65°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers74%0.32″80°66°-10°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle17%—81°59°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle14%—72°62°-9°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 43 now. With UV 5.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 31 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 5.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 31
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- 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
- 10:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Ortonville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 21°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56278
16-Day Forecast — Ortonville
- Sat89°63°25%
- Sun88°64°3%
- Mon94°66°35%
- Tue90°65°43%
- Wed80°66°74%
- Thu81°59°17%
- Fri72°62°14%
- Sat80°57°19%
- Sun83°58°12%
- Mon88°59°7%
- Tue93°64°10%
- Wed97°68°11%
- Thu91°74°10%
- Fri81°64°23%
- Sat74°62°23%
- Sun87°56°20%
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 — Ortonville
SPC has placed Ortonville 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 Ortonville
- 56278