St. Francis, Minnesota Weather
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St. Francis weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle22%0.01″86°64°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast20%—86°66°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——87°66°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail28%0.52″89°67°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers56%1.5″74°64°-15°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle49%—80°60°+6°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——71°58°-9°
AQI 63 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 76 now. With UV 6.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 46 around 1 PM.
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 76 now. With UV 6.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 46 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 76
- UV peak
- 6.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 46
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.8 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- 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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 10:13 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
St. Francis at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°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
- Sat86°64°22%
- Sun86°66°20%
- Mon87°66°6%
- Tue89°67°28%
- Wed74°64°56%
- Thu80°60°49%
- Fri71°58°8%
- Sat76°55°10%
- Sun78°56°15%
- Mon80°58°11%
- Tue83°61°6%
- Wed84°67°12%
- Thu84°67°13%
- Fri75°61°27%
- Sat68°59°31%
- Sun80°57°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
- 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. Francis
- 55330
- 55070