Waconia, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Waconia weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Showers33%0.29″86°67°—
- SundayJul 5Rain30%0.34″86°67°0°
- MondayJul 6Partly Cloudy——84°66°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast19%—85°67°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail50%0.12″77°67°-8°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast50%—80°60°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——82°60°+2°
AQI 65 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 17.9 µg/m³ (AQI 67) with a 0.82 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 66 now. With UV 6.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 55 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 66
- UV peak
- 6.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 55
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 17.9 µg/m³ (AQI 67) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- 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
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 10:15 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Waconia at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°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: 55387
16-Day Forecast — Waconia
- Sat86°67°33%
- Sun86°67°30%
- Mon84°66°4%
- Tue85°67°19%
- Wed77°67°50%
- Thu80°60°50%
- Fri82°60°8%
- Sat75°61°11%
- Sun74°55°15%
- Mon77°56°9%
- Tue80°58°6%
- Wed82°63°12%
- Thu83°58°12%
- Fri88°66°22%
- Sat88°68°30%
- Sun91°72°27%
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 — Waconia
SPC has placed Waconia in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Waconia
- 55387