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Sartell, Minnesota Weather

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

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

Sartell, MN
Saturday, July 4 at 1:59 PM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
92°
Humidity
57%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
12:33 AM
Sunset
4:08 PM
Sartell, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSartell, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 43% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 65°H 86°
Sartell, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Showers
    43%
    0.61″
    86°64°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    18%
    87°65°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    27%
    85°65°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    T-storm w/ Hail
    35%
    0.66″
    86°67°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Showers
    60%
    2.5″
    76°65°-10°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    43%
    78°58°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    68°59°-10°
Sartell, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
176° · backing 53°
Direction
S
176°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 5
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 5 · pk 21 @ 2:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 111SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Sartell, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
979.0
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 28.91 inHg
Now
979.0
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
+1.0
mb
24h
+1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 976979
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW979.4976.4979.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Sartell, MN
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6h

AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.5 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
12.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
16μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
109μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 53 now. With UV 5.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 37 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 53
UV peak
5.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 37

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.5 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.78
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Sartell, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
65.4mi
UNLIMITED
76 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
18:59 UTC · Sartell, 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
18:59 UTC · Sartell, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Sartell, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Sartell, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Sartell, MN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:56 AM
Sunrise
12:33 AM
Daylight
15h 35m
Sunset
4:08 PM
Civil dusk
9:47 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Sartell, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:21 PM
Moonset
10:16 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Sartell, MN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sartell at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 56377

16-Day Forecast — Sartell

  1. Sat86°64°43%
  2. Sun87°65°18%
  3. Mon85°65°27%
  4. Tue86°67°35%
  5. Wed76°65°60%
  6. Thu78°58°43%
  7. Fri68°59°9%
  8. Sat77°57°13%
  9. Sun78°55°16%
  10. Mon80°58°9%
  11. Tue83°61°4%
  12. Wed83°66°11%
  13. Thu80°67°12%
  14. Fri74°59°26%
  15. Sat68°60°15%
  16. Sun80°57°17%

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 — Sartell

SPC has placed Sartell 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 Sartell

  • 56377

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.