St. James, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
St. James weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy28%—83°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast35%—85°66°+2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——84°67°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast30%—87°67°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers46%0.05″77°66°-10°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast44%—80°60°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——76°59°-4°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 9.0 µg/m³ (AQI 50) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 2.4 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 50
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.0 µg/m³ (AQI 50) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- 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
- 10:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
St. James at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — St. James
- Sat83°68°28%
- Sun85°65°35%
- Mon84°67°3%
- Tue87°67°30%
- Wed77°66°46%
- Thu80°60°44%
- Fri76°59°7%
- Sat78°58°12%
- Sun79°58°9%
- Mon81°58°7%
- Tue86°65°4%
- Wed86°65°14%
- Thu87°70°12%
- Fri79°64°23%
- Sat73°59°19%
- Sun78°58°14%
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. James
SPC has placed St. James 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. James
- 56081