Riverton, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Riverton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle58%0.02″84°62°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast10%—86°59°+2°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm41%—86°66°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm56%0.23″81°65°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers72%0.20″80°60°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle22%—79°56°-1°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle12%0.01″70°57°-9°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.0 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
- 0.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 46
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 1h 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
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 10:14 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Riverton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Riverton
- Sat84°62°58%
- Sun86°59°10%
- Mon86°66°41%
- Tue81°65°56%
- Wed80°60°72%
- Thu79°56°22%
- Fri70°57°12%
- Sat79°53°11%
- Sun82°54°10%
- Mon82°58°10%
- Tue86°58°8%
- Wed86°66°9%
- Thu84°65°10%
- Fri75°59°19%
- Sat71°58°14%
- Sun84°54°19%
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 — Riverton
SPC has placed Riverton 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 Riverton
- 56455