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Riverland, Minnesota Weather

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

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

Riverland, MN
Saturday, July 4 at 9:06 AM
73
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
83%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:33 AM
Sunset
4:22 PM
Riverland, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRiverland, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 27% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 62°H 84°
Riverland, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    0.02″
    84°63°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Clear
    85°62°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Showers
    65%
    0.32″
    88°66°+3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    65%
    0.03″
    80°63°-8°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Showers
    61%
    0.62″
    78°60°-2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    18%
    80°57°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    21%
    78°62°-2°
Riverland, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
180° · veering 95°
Direction
S
180°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
10
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 @ 8:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 249SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 95° from the s.
Riverland, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
972.5
+2.2 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 28.72 inHg
Now
972.5
mb
3h
+2.2
mb
12h
+1.7
mb
24h
+1.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 970973
965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW972.5970.3972.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Riverland, MN
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
+3 in 6h

AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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
6.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
65μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 3.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 31
UV peak
3.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 9

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.77
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Riverland, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
25%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
33.6mi
UNLIMITED
73 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
14:06 UTC · Riverland, 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
14:06 UTC · Riverland, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Riverland, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Riverland, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Riverland, MN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:54 AM
Sunrise
12:33 AM
Daylight
15h 49m
Sunset
4:22 PM
Civil dusk
10:03 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Riverland, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:31 PM
Moonset
10:21 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Riverland, MN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Riverland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Riverland

  1. Sat84°63°27%
  2. Sun85°62°7%
  3. Mon88°66°65%
  4. Tue80°63°65%
  5. Wed78°60°61%
  6. Thu80°57°18%
  7. Fri78°62°21%
  8. Sat71°55°22%
  9. Sun79°52°15%
  10. Mon82°56°15%
  11. Tue88°66°9%
  12. Wed78°56°10%
  13. Thu85°57°19%
  14. Fri87°59°17%
  15. Sat88°62°16%
  16. Sun101°73°21%

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 — Riverland

SPC has placed Riverland in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk

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 Riverland

  • 56557

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.