The Ranch, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
The Ranch weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle37%0.01″81°64°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——86°62°+5°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm62%0.09″88°66°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm62%0.01″81°61°-7°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers68%0.49″78°59°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast16%—80°57°+2°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy13%—79°61°-1°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — 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 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 4.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.9 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- 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
- 11:30 PM
- Moonset
- 10:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
The Ranch at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°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.
16-Day Forecast — The Ranch
- Sat81°64°37%
- Sun86°62°7%
- Mon88°66°62%
- Tue81°61°62%
- Wed78°59°68%
- Thu80°57°16%
- Fri79°61°13%
- Sat69°54°17%
- Sun80°51°17%
- Mon81°56°10%
- Tue87°65°12%
- Wed79°56°12%
- Thu86°57°19%
- Fri87°59°15%
- Sat89°62°19%
- Sun100°72°19%
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 — The Ranch
SPC has placed The Ranch in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 The Ranch
- 56557