Racine, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Racine weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast16%—82°65°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast13%—80°65°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——79°64°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°63°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm48%0.01″77°66°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Foggy48%—77°57°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——75°61°-2°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.0 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 1.8 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 46
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- 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
- 11:10 PM
- Moonset
- 10:11 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Racine at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 55967
16-Day Forecast — Racine
- Sat82°65°16%
- Sun80°65°13%
- Mon79°64°2%
- Tue81°63°7%
- Wed77°66°48%
- Thu77°57°48%
- Fri75°61°8%
- Sat74°55°9%
- Sun76°55°12%
- Mon77°57°8%
- Tue79°60°5%
- Wed78°62°16%
- Thu77°65°26%
- Fri78°61°32%
- Sat70°59°19%
- Sun76°58°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 — Racine
SPC includes Racine in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Racine
- 55967