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Sacred Heart, Minnesota Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sacred Heart weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Sacred Heart, MN
Saturday, July 4 at 11:27 AM
78
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
87°
Humidity
79%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
12:41 AM
Sunset
4:10 PM
Sacred Heart, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSacred Heart, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 23% chance of precipitation at 10 PM.
L 64°H 86°
Sacred Heart, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    23%
    86°63°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    12%
    85°64°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    25%
    85°66°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    35%
    88°69°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    54%
    0.04″
    76°68°-12°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    38%
    78°60°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    T-storm w/ Hail
    14%
    87°62°+9°
Sacred Heart, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
225° · veering 25°
Direction
SW
225°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 4 · pk 15 @ 1:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 192SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Sacred Heart, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
978.3
+1.0 mb in 3h · rising · 28.89 inHg
Now
978.3
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
+2.1
mb
24h
+1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 976978
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW978.2975.5978.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Sacred Heart, MN
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 5.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 30 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
6.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
87μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 5.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 30 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 41
UV peak
5.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 30

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.81
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Sacred Heart, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
25%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
37.9mi
UNLIMITED
67 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
16:27 UTC · Sacred Heart, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
16:27 UTC · Sacred Heart, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Sacred Heart, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sacred Heart, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sacred Heart, MN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:05 AM
Sunrise
12:41 AM
Daylight
15h 29m
Sunset
4:10 PM
Civil dusk
9:48 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Sacred Heart, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:24 PM
Moonset
10:22 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Sacred Heart, MN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sacred Heart at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 56285

16-Day Forecast — Sacred Heart

  1. Sat86°63°23%
  2. Sun85°64°12%
  3. Mon85°66°25%
  4. Tue88°69°35%
  5. Wed76°68°54%
  6. Thu78°60°38%
  7. Fri87°62°14%
  8. Sat75°61°15%
  9. Sun75°53°13%
  10. Mon78°55°7%
  11. Tue85°62°7%
  12. Wed81°63°11%
  13. Thu83°58°12%
  14. Fri90°67°15%
  15. Sat88°69°20%
  16. Sun97°72°23%

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 — Sacred Heart

SPC has placed Sacred Heart 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 Sacred Heart

  • 56285

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.