Staples, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Staples weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Drizzle61%0.06″84°65°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast11%—82°62°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast37%—85°64°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail54%1.2″87°66°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers69%1.4″71°62°-16°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast29%—77°58°+6°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle12%—81°59°+4°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 15.3 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.76 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 42 now. With UV 4.5 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 4.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 18
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.3 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- 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
- 11:24 PM
- Moonset
- 10:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Staples at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56479
16-Day Forecast — Staples
- Sat84°65°61%
- Sun82°62°11%
- Mon85°64°37%
- Tue87°66°54%
- Wed71°62°69%
- Thu77°58°29%
- Fri81°59°12%
- Sat67°59°18%
- Sun74°51°14%
- Mon77°54°12%
- Tue80°61°8%
- Wed76°61°13%
- Thu81°57°14%
- Fri82°64°20%
- Sat85°60°24%
- Sun94°70°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 — Staples
SPC has placed Staples in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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 Staples
- 56479