Palisade, Minnesota Weather
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Palisade weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Partly Cloudy——81°53°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast10%—85°58°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle71%—79°65°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle84%—81°61°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle25%—82°58°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast15%—82°58°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——88°64°+6°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 38. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~79%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 38. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~79%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- light
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:54 PM
- Moonset
- 12:38 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass
Palisade at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 56469
16-Day Forecast — Palisade
- Sun81°53°9%
- Mon85°58°10%
- Tue79°65°71%
- Wed81°61°84%
- Thu82°58°25%
- Fri82°58°15%
- Sat88°64°6%
- Sun98°67°17%
- Mon85°58°17%
- Tue83°56°15%
- Wed86°59°16%
- Thu72°60°18%
- Fri78°59°12%
- Sat86°60°19%
- Sun84°65°25%
- Mon67°61°24%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Palisade
SPC has placed Palisade in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal 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 Palisade
- 56469