Wendell, Minnesota Weather
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Wendell weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle27%0.02″86°65°—
- SundayJul 5Mostly Clear——86°62°0°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle48%—89°66°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail55%0.81″84°65°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle69%0.04″79°63°-5°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle27%—77°59°-2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle12%—71°61°-6°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.81 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 40 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 2.2 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 40
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- 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
- 11:29 PM
- Moonset
- 10:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Wendell at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 20°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56590
16-Day Forecast — Wendell
- Sat86°65°27%
- Sun86°62°4%
- Mon89°66°48%
- Tue84°65°55%
- Wed79°63°69%
- Thu77°59°27%
- Fri71°61°12%
- Sat78°54°18%
- Sun79°57°14%
- Mon81°58°5%
- Tue90°61°10%
- Wed88°66°10%
- Thu83°68°14%
- Fri76°61°21%
- Sat72°60°15%
- Sun82°55°20%
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 — Wendell
SPC has placed Wendell in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Wendell
- 56590