Princeton, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Princeton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast23%—85°63°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast21%—82°64°-3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——86°65°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast38%—87°67°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers56%0.51″76°65°-11°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast54%—79°59°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle16%—81°60°+2°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 10:14 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Princeton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 66°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 55371
16-Day Forecast — Princeton
- Sat85°63°23%
- Sun82°64°21%
- Mon86°65°6%
- Tue87°67°38%
- Wed76°65°56%
- Thu79°59°54%
- Fri81°60°16%
- Sat71°60°16%
- Sun74°55°12%
- Mon80°56°16%
- Tue82°59°9%
- Wed81°63°16%
- Thu85°58°13%
- Fri90°65°27%
- Sat90°64°31%
- Sun92°71°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 — Princeton
SPC has placed Princeton in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Princeton
- 55371