Ulen, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ulen weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Partly Cloudy——86°63°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain30%0.47″89°65°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Rain59%0.92″77°65°-12°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers68%0.23″78°59°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——81°57°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast14%—81°62°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle—0.01″88°65°+7°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 6.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 49
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- 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
- 11:49 PM
- Moonset
- 11:36 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Ulen at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 20°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56585
16-Day Forecast — Ulen
- Sun86°63°2%
- Mon89°65°30%
- Tue77°65°59%
- Wed78°59°68%
- Thu81°57°4%
- Fri81°62°14%
- Sat88°65°9%
- Sun83°63°16%
- Mon82°55°10%
- Tue82°61°9%
- Wed84°61°12%
- Thu92°64°12%
- Fri97°70°20%
- Sat101°73°23%
- Sun90°65°19%
- Mon103°68°9%
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 — Ulen
SPC has placed Ulen in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Ulen
- 56585