Rushmore, Minnesota Weather
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Rushmore weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast12%—83°68°—
- SundayJul 5Clear——84°64°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——85°65°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast19%—86°67°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm36%—84°67°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast34%—80°63°-4°
- FridayJul 10T-storm w/ Hail13%0.01″85°63°+5°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 5.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 5.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 28
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:24 PM
- Moonset
- 10:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Rushmore at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56168
16-Day Forecast — Rushmore
- Sat83°68°12%
- Sun84°64°9%
- Mon85°65°7%
- Tue86°67°19%
- Wed84°67°36%
- Thu80°63°34%
- Fri85°63°13%
- Sat80°60°13%
- Sun73°55°10%
- Mon80°54°7%
- Tue86°63°5%
- Wed79°64°10%
- Thu85°61°14%
- Fri87°66°17%
- Sat88°66°19%
- Sun93°69°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 — Rushmore
SPC has placed Rushmore 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 Rushmore
- 56168