Vermillion, Minnesota Weather
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Vermillion weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle22%—83°64°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——87°66°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm32%0.01″88°70°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail60%1.6″77°67°-11°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle58%—81°67°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——82°61°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Mostly Clear11%—84°65°+2°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 13.0 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant 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 35 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.0 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:52 PM
- Moonset
- 12:34 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass
Vermillion at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 55085
16-Day Forecast — Vermillion
- Sun83°64°22%
- Mon87°67°1%
- Tue88°70°32%
- Wed77°67°60%
- Thu81°67°58%
- Fri82°61°4%
- Sat84°65°11%
- Sun88°65°8%
- Mon86°70°9%
- Tue80°62°6%
- Wed82°61°11%
- Thu73°63°16%
- Fri71°62°16%
- Sat79°61°11%
- Sun84°64°16%
- Mon72°65°21%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Vermillion
SPC has placed Vermillion in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Vermillion
- 55085