Viking, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Viking weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast10%—82°60°—
- SundayJul 5Partly Cloudy——84°62°+2°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail59%0.02″81°66°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast49%—75°59°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast51%—76°55°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast14%—74°56°-2°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle20%0.11″76°58°+2°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 37 now. With UV 6.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 30 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 6.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 30
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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
- 11:34 PM
- Moonset
- 10:22 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Viking at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56760
16-Day Forecast — Viking
- Sat82°60°10%
- Sun84°63°3%
- Mon81°66°59%
- Tue75°59°49%
- Wed76°55°51%
- Thu74°56°14%
- Fri76°58°20%
- Sat77°54°20%
- Sun79°56°18%
- Mon79°58°13%
- Tue88°62°17%
- Wed88°68°17%
- Thu79°62°18%
- Fri69°58°23%
- Sat78°59°14%
- Sun85°58°17%
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 — Viking
SPC has placed Viking in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Viking
- 56760