Wabasha, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wabasha weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast16%—84°66°—
- SundayJul 5Rain25%0.15″78°69°-6°
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——80°65°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm——84°63°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail51%0.07″77°66°-7°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy51%—79°57°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——75°62°-4°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 13.6 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.74 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 43 now. With UV 6.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 38 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 6.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 38
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.6 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.74
- 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
- 11:09 PM
- Moonset
- 10:09 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Wabasha at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 55981
16-Day Forecast — Wabasha
- Sat84°66°16%
- Sun78°69°25%
- Mon80°65°5%
- Tue84°63°6%
- Wed77°66°51%
- Thu79°57°51%
- Fri75°62°9%
- Sat76°55°9%
- Sun78°54°14%
- Mon80°57°8%
- Tue82°61°8%
- Wed82°67°20%
- Thu81°66°19%
- Fri79°63°19%
- Sat70°60°26%
- Sun78°57°30%
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 — Wabasha
SPC includes Wabasha in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Wabasha
- 55981