St. Cloud, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
St. Cloud weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Showers47%0.83″85°64°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast13%—84°63°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast25%—85°65°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle27%—88°67°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers59%0.31″74°64°-14°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast44%—79°60°+5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——83°61°+4°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.6 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.77 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 4.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 32 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 4.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 32
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.6 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- 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
- 11:20 PM
- Moonset
- 10:16 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
St. Cloud at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — St. Cloud
- Sat85°64°47%
- Sun84°63°13%
- Mon85°65°25%
- Tue88°67°27%
- Wed74°64°59%
- Thu79°60°44%
- Fri83°61°8%
- Sat71°61°13%
- Sun75°54°16%
- Mon78°56°9%
- Tue81°58°5%
- Wed81°62°13%
- Thu85°58°10%
- Fri90°66°25%
- Sat88°65°26%
- Sun93°70°20%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near St. Cloud
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 — St. Cloud
SPC has placed St. Cloud in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 St. Cloud
- 56304
- 56301
- 56303
- 56302
- 56372
- 56393
- 56395
- 56396