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Shelly, Minnesota Weather

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

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

Shelly, MN
Saturday, July 4 at 10:07 AM
72
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
85%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:36 AM
Sunset
4:27 PM
Shelly, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastShelly, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 83°
Shelly, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    83°63°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    87°63°+4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    T-storm w/ Hail
    65%
    0.29″
    89°68°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Rain
    65%
    0.57″
    80°62°-9°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    58%
    0.01″
    77°59°-3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    13%
    80°59°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    15%
    79°63°-1°
Shelly, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
325° · backing 54°
Direction
NW
325°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 6 · pk 22 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 144SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Shelly, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.5
+2.3 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 29.10 inHg
Now
985.5
mb
3h
+2.3
mb
12h
+3.1
mb
24h
+2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 982986
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW985.5982.3985.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Shelly, MN
Air quality
21
AQI
Good
-1 in 6hPeak ~33 @ 9 PM

AQI 21 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.93 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 during the projected peak around 9 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
62μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.3

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Shelly, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
43%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
32.0mi
UNLIMITED
68 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
15:07 UTC · Shelly, 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
15:07 UTC · Shelly, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Shelly, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Shelly, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Shelly, MN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:57 AM
Sunrise
12:36 AM
Daylight
15h 51m
Sunset
4:27 PM
Civil dusk
10:08 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Shelly, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:35 PM
Moonset
10:24 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Shelly, MN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Shelly at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 56581

16-Day Forecast — Shelly

  1. Sat83°63°9%
  2. Sun87°63°1%
  3. Mon89°68°65%
  4. Tue80°62°65%
  5. Wed77°59°58%
  6. Thu80°59°13%
  7. Fri79°63°15%
  8. Sat71°59°24%
  9. Sun78°54°14%
  10. Mon84°59°11%
  11. Tue89°68°10%
  12. Wed78°57°16%
  13. Thu86°58°16%
  14. Fri83°57°12%
  15. Sat87°61°13%
  16. Sun95°69°14%

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 — Shelly

SPC has placed Shelly in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Shelly

  • 56581

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.