Vernon Center, Minnesota Weather
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Vernon Center weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast16%—83°64°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——87°66°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle32%—85°68°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm48%—86°68°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle48%—81°65°-5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——77°64°-4°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——83°62°+6°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 50 now. With UV 7.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 35 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 7.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 35
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:38 PM
- Moonset
- 11:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Vernon Center at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56090
16-Day Forecast — Vernon Center
- Sun83°64°16%
- Mon87°66°2%
- Tue85°68°32%
- Wed86°68°48%
- Thu81°65°48%
- Fri77°64°7%
- Sat83°62°8%
- Sun91°67°6%
- Mon79°59°4%
- Tue78°57°5%
- Wed79°58°14%
- Thu84°61°12%
- Fri90°65°24%
- Sat93°70°23%
- Sun91°72°21%
- Mon94°73°27%
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 — Vernon Center
SPC has placed Vernon Center in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Vernon Center
- 56090