Springfield, Minnesota Weather
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Springfield weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Showers22%0.52″86°66°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast32%—85°66°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——86°66°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast21%—87°69°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle51%—79°68°-8°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast51%—79°64°0°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm12%0.05″84°63°+5°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 5.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 34 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 5.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 34 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 5.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 34
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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
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
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 10:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Springfield at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56087
16-Day Forecast — Springfield
- Sat86°66°22%
- Sun85°66°32%
- Mon86°66°4%
- Tue87°69°21%
- Wed79°68°51%
- Thu79°64°51%
- Fri84°63°12%
- Sat77°61°13%
- Sun74°55°12%
- Mon79°56°7%
- Tue84°63°4%
- Wed80°63°14%
- Thu86°59°13%
- Fri89°68°18%
- Sat90°69°16%
- Sun93°72°16%
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 — Springfield
SPC has placed Springfield in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Springfield
- 56087