Tower, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Tower weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle33%0.01″80°59°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle19%0.02″80°60°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast49%—87°56°+7°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm49%0.08″80°64°-7°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle43%0.04″81°58°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast24%—84°54°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast17%—86°57°+2°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 10:06 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Tower at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 55790
16-Day Forecast — Tower
- Sat80°59°33%
- Sun80°60°19%
- Mon87°56°49%
- Tue80°64°49%
- Wed81°58°43%
- Thu84°54°24%
- Fri86°57°17%
- Sat71°54°21%
- Sun79°49°13%
- Mon80°52°14%
- Tue85°56°16%
- Wed80°60°16%
- Thu86°56°19%
- Fri82°60°19%
- Sat88°58°23%
- Sun94°63°18%
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 — Tower
SPC has placed Tower 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 Tower
- 55790