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St. Francis, Minnesota Weather

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

St. Francis weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

St. Francis, MN
Saturday, July 4 at 12:06 PM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
88°
Humidity
67%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:31 AM
Sunset
4:04 PM
St. Francis, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSt. Francis, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 31% chance of precipitation at 12 AM.
L 66°H 86°
St. Francis, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    29%
    86°64°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    31%
    86°66°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    88°66°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    88°68°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    56%
    0.29″
    77°66°-11°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    49%
    80°59°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    83°60°+3°
St. Francis, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
065° · backing 145°
Direction
ENE
065°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 5
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 5 · pk 25 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 153SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
St. Francis, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.5
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.04 inHg
Now
983.5
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
+1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 981984
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW984.0980.9983.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
St. Francis, MN
Air quality
63
AQI
Moderate
+1 in 6h

AQI 63 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 65 now. With UV 6.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 53 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Moderate
15.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
19μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
116μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 65 now. With UV 6.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 53 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 65
UV peak
6.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 53

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 15.3 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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
St. Francis, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
15%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
48.7mi
UNLIMITED
85 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
17:06 UTC · St. Francis, 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
17:06 UTC · St. Francis, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
St. Francis, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
St. Francis, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
St. Francis, MN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:54 AM
Sunrise
12:31 AM
Daylight
15h 33m
Sunset
4:04 PM
Civil dusk
9:43 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
St. Francis, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:17 PM
Moonset
10:13 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
St. Francis, MN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

St. Francis at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — St. Francis

  1. Sat86°64°29%
  2. Sun86°66°31%
  3. Mon88°66°6%
  4. Tue88°68°28%
  5. Wed77°66°56%
  6. Thu80°59°49%
  7. Fri83°60°8%
  8. Sat74°61°10%
  9. Sun76°55°15%
  10. Mon81°57°11%
  11. Tue82°59°6%
  12. Wed82°63°12%
  13. Thu87°58°13%
  14. Fri91°65°27%
  15. Sat89°65°31%
  16. Sun93°72°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 — St. Francis

SPC has placed St. Francis 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 St. Francis

  • 55330
  • 55070

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.