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Stockton, Minnesota Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Stockton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Stockton, MN
Saturday, July 4 at 7:26 PM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
87°
Humidity
74%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:29 AM
Sunset
3:52 PM
Stockton, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastStockton, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 66°H 83°
Stockton, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    12%
    84°64°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    11%
    83°66°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    80°66°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    16%
    83°65°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    54%
    0.53″
    77°64°-6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    54%
    74°58°-3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    78°62°+4°
Stockton, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
063° · backing 178°
Direction
ENE
063°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 4
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 4 · pk 11 @ 5:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 91SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Stockton, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.7
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.17 inHg
Now
987.7
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
+0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 986989
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.8986.3987.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Stockton, MN
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
+8 in 6h

AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
81μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 0.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 38
UV peak
0.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 6

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.82
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Stockton, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
41.8mi
UNLIMITED
68 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
00:26 UTC · Stockton, 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
00:26 UTC · Stockton, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Stockton, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Stockton, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Stockton, 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
12:29 AM
Daylight
15h 23m
Sunset
3:52 PM
Civil dusk
9:30 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Stockton, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:28 PM
Moonset
11:18 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Stockton, MN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Stockton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°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 — Stockton

  1. Sat84°64°12%
  2. Sun83°66°11%
  3. Mon80°66°2%
  4. Tue83°65°16%
  5. Wed77°64°54%
  6. Thu74°58°54%
  7. Fri78°62°9%
  8. Sat75°59°8%
  9. Sun75°57°13%
  10. Mon81°60°9%
  11. Tue79°66°6%
  12. Wed82°64°23%
  13. Thu76°68°23%
  14. Fri89°71°32%
  15. Sat82°64°23%
  16. Sun76°60°16%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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 — Stockton

SPC includes Stockton in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 Stockton

  • 55987

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.