Trail, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Trail weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle30%0.04″81°60°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——83°63°+2°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm62%—88°67°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers62%0.07″80°62°-8°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Rain57%0.06″78°58°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast15%—82°57°+4°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy13%—77°61°-5°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) 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 38. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~64%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 5.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) 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
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 10:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Trail at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°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: 56684
16-Day Forecast — Trail
- Sat81°60°30%
- Sun83°63°5%
- Mon88°67°62%
- Tue80°62°62%
- Wed78°58°57%
- Thu82°57°15%
- Fri77°61°13%
- Sat70°57°18%
- Sun78°51°18%
- Mon83°57°12%
- Tue90°68°15%
- Wed78°56°15%
- Thu87°58°23%
- Fri83°57°19%
- Sat91°60°20%
- Sun99°72°13%
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 — Trail
SPC has placed Trail 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 Trail
- 56684