Winsted, Minnesota Weather
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Winsted weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle32%—86°66°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast19%—86°65°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——84°66°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail19%0.02″86°68°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers53%0.91″76°64°-10°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle48%—79°61°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle13%—70°60°-9°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 76 now. With UV 5.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 58 around 1 PM.
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 76 now. With UV 5.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 58 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 76
- UV peak
- 5.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 58
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.7 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- 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
- 10:16 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Winsted at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 55395
16-Day Forecast — Winsted
- Sat86°66°32%
- Sun86°65°19%
- Mon84°66°6%
- Tue86°68°19%
- Wed76°64°53%
- Thu79°61°48%
- Fri70°60°13%
- Sat77°56°13%
- Sun78°57°16%
- Mon79°59°8%
- Tue83°63°6%
- Wed84°66°13%
- Thu86°67°9%
- Fri77°61°17%
- Sat69°58°16%
- Sun79°58°13%
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 — Winsted
SPC has placed Winsted 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 Winsted
- 55395