Taconite, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Taconite weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain40%0.07″78°59°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——82°59°+4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast49%—88°58°+6°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail49%—84°65°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers61%0.15″81°60°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast28%—83°54°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast16%—85°58°+2°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 38. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~71%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 38. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~71%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 5.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 14
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 10:10 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Taconite at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 55786
16-Day Forecast — Taconite
- Sat78°59°40%
- Sun82°59°5%
- Mon88°58°49%
- Tue84°65°49%
- Wed81°60°61%
- Thu83°54°28%
- Fri85°58°16%
- Sat71°56°13%
- Sun79°49°13%
- Mon80°51°10%
- Tue78°56°9%
- Wed80°60°12%
- Thu86°55°23%
- Fri84°62°23%
- Sat89°57°26%
- Sun94°61°17%
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 — Taconite
SPC has placed Taconite 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 Taconite
- 55709
- 55786