Welcome, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Welcome weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy16%—86°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast21%—85°66°-1°
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——85°66°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast10%—85°66°0°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail53%0.02″82°68°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast53%—80°65°-2°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm——84°63°+4°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 4.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 21 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 4.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 21
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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
- 11:19 PM
- Moonset
- 10:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Welcome at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56181
16-Day Forecast — Welcome
- Sat86°68°16%
- Sun85°66°21%
- Mon85°66°1%
- Tue85°66°10%
- Wed82°68°53%
- Thu80°65°53%
- Fri84°63°8%
- Sat79°61°11%
- Sun73°56°11%
- Mon78°55°7%
- Tue82°57°4%
- Wed78°65°13%
- Thu84°62°19%
- Fri87°67°16%
- Sat88°67°11%
- Sun93°70°21%
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 — Welcome
SPC has placed Welcome 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 Welcome
- 56181