Windom, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Windom weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle12%0.01″84°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast18%—84°65°0°
- MondayJul 6Partly Cloudy——84°65°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast11%—86°67°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm51%0.02″81°68°-5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast51%—79°63°-2°
- FridayJul 10T-storm w/ Hail—0.02″84°63°+5°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~73%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~73%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 5.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 15
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- 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
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 10:22 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Windom at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56101
16-Day Forecast — Windom
- Sat84°69°12%
- Sun84°65°18%
- Mon84°65°3%
- Tue86°67°11%
- Wed81°68°51%
- Thu79°63°51%
- Fri84°63°8%
- Sat77°61°12%
- Sun72°55°11%
- Mon78°55°7%
- Tue83°62°5%
- Wed79°64°14%
- Thu85°61°13%
- Fri87°67°18%
- Sat87°67°16%
- Sun90°70°16%
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 — Windom
SPC has placed Windom 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 Windom
- 56101