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Regal, Minnesota Weather

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

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

Regal, MN
Saturday, July 4 at 10:08 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
82%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:36 AM
Sunset
4:10 PM
Regal, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRegal, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit with a 37% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 63°H 82°
Regal, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    37%
    0.27″
    82°65°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    12%
    83°63°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    22%
    84°66°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    37%
    87°67°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Showers
    61%
    0.18″
    77°64°-10°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    41%
    79°59°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    83°60°+4°
Regal, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
137° · backing 19°
Direction
SE
137°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
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 @ 2:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 253SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Regal, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
973.1
+1.2 mb in 3h · rising · 28.74 inHg
Now
973.1
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
+2.6
mb
24h
+1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 970973
965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW973.2970.4973.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Regal, MN
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
+2 in 6h

AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.1 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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
11.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
86μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 41. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~62%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 41
UV peak
4.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 13

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.1 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.74
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Regal, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
9%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
34.9mi
UNLIMITED
61 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
15:08 UTC · Regal, 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
15:08 UTC · Regal, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Regal, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Regal, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Regal, MN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:00 AM
Sunrise
12:36 AM
Daylight
15h 34m
Sunset
4:10 PM
Civil dusk
9:49 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Regal, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:23 PM
Moonset
10:19 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Regal, MN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Regal at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Regal

  1. Sat82°65°37%
  2. Sun83°63°12%
  3. Mon84°66°22%
  4. Tue87°67°37%
  5. Wed77°64°61%
  6. Thu79°59°41%
  7. Fri83°60°15%
  8. Sat72°60°16%
  9. Sun75°54°14%
  10. Mon77°55°7%
  11. Tue81°60°7%
  12. Wed80°62°10%
  13. Thu83°58°12%
  14. Fri88°67°17%
  15. Sat89°63°23%
  16. Sun95°69°26%

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 — Regal

SPC has placed Regal 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 Regal

  • 56312

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.