Pipestone, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pipestone weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Showers17%0.22″85°65°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——87°65°+2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——87°65°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle27%—89°66°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers47%—81°64°-8°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast24%—81°60°0°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm16%0.15″87°63°+6°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 36 now. With UV 4.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 21 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 4.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 21
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- 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
- 11:27 PM
- Moonset
- 10:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Pipestone at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56164
16-Day Forecast — Pipestone
- Sat85°65°17%
- Sun87°65°9%
- Mon87°65°4%
- Tue89°66°27%
- Wed81°64°47%
- Thu81°60°24%
- Fri87°63°16%
- Sat80°59°16%
- Sun77°54°12%
- Mon84°54°7%
- Tue91°65°5%
- Wed83°62°7%
- Thu89°60°11%
- Fri93°66°13%
- Sat94°67°12%
- Sun100°70°16%
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 — Pipestone
SPC has placed Pipestone in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Pipestone
- 56164