West Union, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
West Union weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle54%0.03″84°63°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast13%—83°61°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast48%—84°65°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail53%0.29″83°65°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers77%0.78″77°64°-6°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle30%0.01″76°58°-1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle15%—71°60°-5°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 2.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 46
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:25 PM
- Moonset
- 10:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
West Union at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56389
16-Day Forecast — West Union
- Sat84°63°54%
- Sun83°61°13%
- Mon84°65°48%
- Tue83°65°53%
- Wed77°64°77%
- Thu76°58°30%
- Fri71°60°15%
- Sat77°55°13%
- Sun77°56°13%
- Mon79°59°7%
- Tue85°61°7%
- Wed83°66°9%
- Thu84°65°13%
- Fri73°60°16%
- Sat70°59°11%
- Sun80°55°15%
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 — West Union
SPC has placed West Union in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 West Union
- 56389
- 56360