Rothsay, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rothsay weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast15%—84°67°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——86°64°+2°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle59%0.06″87°67°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers63%0.10″85°65°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers68%0.09″76°62°-9°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast15%—79°59°+3°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy13%—79°62°0°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.78 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 4.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 4.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 19
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 10:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Rothsay at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°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.
ZIP code: 56579
16-Day Forecast — Rothsay
- Sat84°67°15%
- Sun86°64°2%
- Mon87°67°59%
- Tue85°65°63%
- Wed76°62°68%
- Thu79°59°15%
- Fri79°62°13%
- Sat68°57°16%
- Sun77°54°10%
- Mon82°57°6%
- Tue90°63°8%
- Wed78°59°8%
- Thu85°57°10%
- Fri85°63°14%
- Sat86°64°29%
- Sun101°71°13%
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 — Rothsay
SPC has placed Rothsay 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 Rothsay
- 56579