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South End, Minnesota Weather

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

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

South End, MN
Saturday, July 4 at 8:02 AM
67
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
70°
Humidity
89%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:31 AM
Sunset
4:20 PM
South End, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSouth End, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit with a 55% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 59°H 81°
South End, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    55%
    0.22″
    81°61°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    84°59°+3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    56%
    0.02″
    86°64°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    56%
    82°60°-4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    60%
    0.41″
    78°59°-4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    22%
    80°57°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    21%
    79°61°-1°
South End, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
129° · veering 23°
Direction
SE
129°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 4
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 4 · pk 14 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 222SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 23° from the se.
South End, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
960.6
+1.6 mb in 3h · rising · 28.37 inHg
Now
960.6
mb
3h
+1.6
mb
12h
+1.2
mb
24h
+1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 959961
950955960965-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW960.6958.8960.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
South End, MN
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
+2 in 6h

AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.81 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneGood
55μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.7

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.81
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
South End, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
76%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
29.2mi
UNLIMITED
54 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
13:02 UTC · South End, 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
13:02 UTC · South End, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
South End, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
South End, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
South End, MN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:52 AM
Sunrise
12:31 AM
Daylight
15h 49m
Sunset
4:20 PM
Civil dusk
10:02 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
South End, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:29 PM
Moonset
10:19 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
South End, MN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

South End at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — South End

  1. Sat81°61°55%
  2. Sun84°59°6%
  3. Mon86°64°56%
  4. Tue82°60°56%
  5. Wed78°59°60%
  6. Thu80°57°22%
  7. Fri79°61°21%
  8. Sat67°55°21%
  9. Sun78°50°15%
  10. Mon78°56°15%
  11. Tue85°64°9%
  12. Wed78°56°10%
  13. Thu85°57°19%
  14. Fri84°59°15%
  15. Sat86°60°19%
  16. Sun99°72°19%

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 — South End

SPC has placed South End 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 South End

  • 56621

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.