Afton, Minnesota Weather
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Afton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Rain30%0.16″84°64°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast42%—83°64°-1°
- SaturdayJun 6Clear34%—80°58°-3°
- SundayJun 7Overcast14%—83°58°+3°
- MondayJun 8Showers57%0.34″78°63°-5°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle37%0.02″77°66°-1°
- WednesdayJun 10Partly Cloudy24%—89°66°+12°
Ozone at AQI 38. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 38. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 5.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 5.6 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 4:57 AM
- Moonset
- 1:57 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Afton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 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 — Afton
SPC has placed Afton in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe 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.