Sauk Centre, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sauk Centre weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy10%—83°59°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——88°63°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail67%—85°70°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers81%1.7″77°66°-8°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast11%—78°62°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——79°61°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle——82°60°+3°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 58 — 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 58 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 58
- UV peak
- 1.4 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 58
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- 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
- 11:43 PM
- Moonset
- 11:31 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Sauk Centre at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°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: 56378
16-Day Forecast — Sauk Centre
- Sun83°59°10%
- Mon88°63°9%
- Tue85°70°67%
- Wed77°66°81%
- Thu78°62°11%
- Fri79°61°8%
- Sat82°60°6%
- Sun86°67°10%
- Mon76°56°10%
- Tue77°57°10%
- Wed79°58°13%
- Thu87°62°13%
- Fri91°68°13%
- Sat94°72°13%
- Sun91°74°22%
- Mon94°68°26%
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 — Sauk Centre
SPC has placed Sauk Centre in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3SLGTSlight Risk
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Sauk Centre
- 56378