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Raymond, Minnesota Weather

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

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

Raymond, MN
Saturday, July 4 at 10:07 AM
74
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
81°
Humidity
90%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:40 AM
Sunset
4:10 PM
Raymond, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRaymond, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 28% chance of precipitation at 10 PM.
L 64°H 84°
Raymond, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    28%
    0.42″
    84°65°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    12%
    84°64°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    25%
    85°66°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    88°68°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Showers
    58%
    0.15″
    76°64°-12°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    26%
    79°60°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    14%
    87°61°+8°
Raymond, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
210° · veering 50°
Direction
SSW
210°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 5 · pk 15 @ 1:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 265SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Raymond, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
978.0
+1.4 mb in 3h · rising · 28.88 inHg
Now
978.0
mb
3h
+1.4
mb
12h
+2.5
mb
24h
+1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 975978
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW978.0975.4978.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Raymond, MN
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³ (AQI 40) with a 0.81 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
79μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 5.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 25 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 37
UV peak
5.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 25

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³ (AQI 40) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.81
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Raymond, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
55%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
28.7mi
UNLIMITED
62 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
15:07 UTC · Raymond, 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
15:07 UTC · Raymond, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Raymond, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Raymond, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Raymond, MN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:03 AM
Sunrise
12:40 AM
Daylight
15h 30m
Sunset
4:10 PM
Civil dusk
9:48 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Raymond, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:24 PM
Moonset
10:21 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Raymond, MN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Raymond at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 56282

16-Day Forecast — Raymond

  1. Sat84°65°28%
  2. Sun84°64°12%
  3. Mon85°66°25%
  4. Tue88°68°38%
  5. Wed76°64°58%
  6. Thu79°60°26%
  7. Fri87°61°14%
  8. Sat74°60°16%
  9. Sun76°54°16%
  10. Mon78°55°5%
  11. Tue85°61°9%
  12. Wed82°63°10%
  13. Thu84°58°15%
  14. Fri92°68°17%
  15. Sat89°68°24%
  16. Sun98°72°29%

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 — Raymond

SPC has placed Raymond 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 Raymond

  • 56282

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.