Rush City, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rush City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy22%—84°61°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast13%—85°64°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast11%—87°64°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail35%0.78″88°67°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers56%1.8″72°63°-16°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle52%—78°59°+6°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle11%0.01″72°57°-6°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.9 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
- 2.8 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 46
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h 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
- 11:16 PM
- Moonset
- 10:11 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Rush City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 55069
16-Day Forecast — Rush City
- Sat84°61°22%
- Sun85°63°13%
- Mon87°64°11%
- Tue88°67°35%
- Wed72°63°56%
- Thu78°59°52%
- Fri72°57°11%
- Sat76°53°11%
- Sun78°55°17%
- Mon80°55°9%
- Tue83°61°7%
- Wed84°66°11%
- Thu84°65°13%
- Fri74°60°23%
- Sat69°58°20%
- Sun80°56°14%
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 — Rush City
SPC has placed Rush City 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 Rush City
- 55069