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Oslo, Minnesota Weather

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

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

Oslo, MN
Saturday, July 4 at 1:17 PM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
89°
Humidity
66%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
12:34 AM
Sunset
4:31 PM
Oslo, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastOslo, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 83°
Oslo, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    83°58°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    86°61°+3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    59%
    0.04″
    83°67°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    47%
    76°59°-7°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    48%
    78°53°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    76°57°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    0.01″
    79°59°+3°
Oslo, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
060° · veering 6°
Direction
ENE
060°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 7
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 7 · pk 20 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 154SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Oslo, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.7
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.14 inHg
Now
986.7
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
+0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985987
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW987.1984.9986.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Oslo, MN
Air quality
26
AQI
Good
+7 in 6hPeak ~41 @ 11 PM

AQI 26 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 7.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 41 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
6.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
91μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 7.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 41 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
7.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 41

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Oslo, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
56.1mi
UNLIMITED
54 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
18:17 UTC · Oslo, 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
18:17 UTC · Oslo, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Oslo, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Oslo, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Oslo, MN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:54 AM
Sunrise
12:34 AM
Daylight
15h 57m
Sunset
4:31 PM
Civil dusk
10:13 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Oslo, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:37 PM
Moonset
10:25 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Oslo, MN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Oslo at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 56744

16-Day Forecast — Oslo

  1. Sat83°58°5%
  2. Sun86°61°3%
  3. Mon83°67°59%
  4. Tue76°59°47%
  5. Wed78°53°48%
  6. Thu76°57°12%
  7. Fri79°59°19%
  8. Sat79°54°19%
  9. Sun80°57°14%
  10. Mon83°58°13%
  11. Tue91°63°13%
  12. Wed91°67°16%
  13. Thu80°66°16%
  14. Fri71°60°11%
  15. Sat80°60°16%
  16. Sun88°61°15%

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 — Oslo

SPC has placed Oslo in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Oslo

  • 56744

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.