Solway, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Solway weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Showers41%0.62″77°60°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——82°61°+5°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail54%1.2″87°61°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle54%—77°61°-10°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast61%—76°59°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle22%—76°55°0°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle16%0.26″70°57°-6°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.9 µg/m³, PM10 to 13.0 µg/m³.
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 41. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 5.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 15
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.9 µg/m³, PM10 to 13.0 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:28 PM
- Moonset
- 10:17 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Solway 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: 56678
16-Day Forecast — Solway
- Sat77°60°41%
- Sun82°61°8%
- Mon87°61°54%
- Tue77°61°54%
- Wed76°59°61%
- Thu76°55°22%
- Fri70°57°16%
- Sat75°53°16%
- Sun78°56°16%
- Mon81°57°11%
- Tue88°60°12%
- Wed89°65°12%
- Thu77°67°16%
- Fri69°58°15%
- Sat75°58°20%
- Sun82°56°20%
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 — Solway
SPC has placed Solway in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Solway
- 56678