Vesta, Minnesota Weather
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Vesta weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Overcast16%—87°64°—
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast25%—89°68°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers60%0.17″78°66°-11°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast17%—81°63°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast12%—82°65°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle—0.05″90°66°+8°
- SundayJul 12Partly Cloudy——91°65°+1°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 16 over the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 56 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 56 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 56
- UV peak
- 6.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 56
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
- 12:02 AM
- Moonset
- 12:45 PM
- In sign
- ♈︎ Aries
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass
Vesta at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 56292
16-Day Forecast — Vesta
- Mon87°64°16%
- Tue89°68°25%
- Wed78°66°60%
- Thu81°63°17%
- Fri82°65°12%
- Sat90°66°3%
- Sun91°65°3%
- Mon98°78°4%
- Tue97°76°5%
- Wed77°65°14%
- Thu76°55°14%
- Fri79°59°13%
- Sat80°58°16%
- Sun85°60°23%
- Mon90°67°26%
- Tue88°67°13%
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 — Vesta
SPC has placed Vesta in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Vesta
- 56292