Sandstone, Minnesota Weather
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Sandstone weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle47%—80°61°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast10%—82°61°+2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast21%—84°61°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail44%—87°66°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers58%0.87″74°63°-13°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast48%—79°55°+5°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm——79°54°0°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 36 now. With UV 4.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 21 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 4.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 21
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:16 PM
- Moonset
- 10:10 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Sandstone at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 55072
16-Day Forecast — Sandstone
- Sat80°61°47%
- Sun82°61°10%
- Mon84°61°21%
- Tue87°66°44%
- Wed74°63°58%
- Thu79°55°48%
- Fri79°54°9%
- Sat69°58°12%
- Sun76°53°13%
- Mon77°53°11%
- Tue79°57°9%
- Wed80°61°12%
- Thu81°56°12%
- Fri85°60°16%
- Sat86°60°19%
- Sun91°65°25%
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 — Sandstone
SPC has placed Sandstone 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 Sandstone
- 55072