Victoria, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Victoria weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain34%0.33″87°67°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain21%0.62″87°67°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——84°67°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail17%—85°67°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers52%0.81″76°65°-9°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast52%—80°61°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——72°60°-8°
AQI 68 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 95 — 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 95 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 95
- UV peak
- 4.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 95
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 17.4 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- 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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 10:15 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Victoria at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 55386
16-Day Forecast — Victoria
- Sat86°67°34%
- Sun87°68°21%
- Mon84°67°4%
- Tue85°67°17%
- Wed76°65°52%
- Thu80°61°52%
- Fri72°60°7%
- Sat77°55°11%
- Sun78°56°15%
- Mon80°58°9%
- Tue82°60°6%
- Wed83°66°13%
- Thu85°67°10%
- Fri77°60°13%
- Sat70°58°19%
- Sun80°57°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 — Victoria
SPC has placed Victoria in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe 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 Victoria
- 55386
- 55331