Rutledge, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rutledge weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast14%—83°54°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast10%—88°55°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail62%0.01″82°65°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers81%0.79″68°59°-14°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast26%—80°58°+12°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——80°56°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy——80°58°0°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.90 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 38 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 5.7 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 38
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 11:35 PM
- Moonset
- 11:22 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Rutledge at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Rutledge
- Sun83°54°14%
- Mon88°55°10%
- Tue82°65°62%
- Wed68°59°81%
- Thu80°58°26%
- Fri80°56°9%
- Sat80°58°9%
- Sun87°64°14%
- Mon76°58°14%
- Tue77°59°11%
- Wed75°57°17%
- Thu84°61°26%
- Fri89°64°18%
- Sat90°66°16%
- Sun90°70°27%
- Mon89°65°24%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Rutledge
SPC has placed Rutledge in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Rutledge
- 55795