Russell, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Russell weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain31%0.60″86°66°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Drizzle11%0.04″85°64°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast12%—86°66°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers31%—90°67°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers50%0.22″76°66°-14°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle37%0.01″78°60°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast18%—74°61°-4°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 5.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 50
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- 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
- 11:26 PM
- Moonset
- 10:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Russell at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56169
16-Day Forecast — Russell
- Sat86°66°31%
- Sun85°65°11%
- Mon86°66°12%
- Tue90°67°31%
- Wed76°66°50%
- Thu78°60°37%
- Fri74°61°18%
- Sat78°59°18%
- Sun80°61°13%
- Mon83°62°8%
- Tue88°65°6%
- Wed92°66°12%
- Thu87°70°13%
- Fri78°64°17%
- Sat72°58°16%
- Sun81°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 — Russell
SPC has placed Russell 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 Russell
- 56169