Wilton, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wilton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast41%—79°60°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——83°61°+4°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle53%—86°62°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm55%—80°61°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Rain62%0.10″78°59°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast22%—81°56°+3°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy15%—79°61°-2°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.7 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 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 3.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h 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
- 11:27 PM
- Moonset
- 10:17 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Wilton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Wilton
- Sat79°60°41%
- Sun83°61°6%
- Mon86°62°53%
- Tue80°61°55%
- Wed78°59°62%
- Thu81°56°22%
- Fri79°61°15%
- Sat68°55°16%
- Sun77°50°16%
- Mon79°54°12%
- Tue86°64°12%
- Wed78°57°12%
- Thu87°56°16%
- Fri82°59°15%
- Sat87°58°20%
- Sun100°72°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 — Wilton
SPC has placed Wilton 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 Wilton
- 56601