Alexandria, Minnesota Weather
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Alexandria weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Light Showers58%0.11″83°63°—
- FridayJun 5Rain23%0.30″72°62°-11°
- SaturdayJun 6Foggy——80°56°+8°
- SundayJun 7Drizzle21%—82°63°+2°
- MondayJun 8Heavy Drizzle59%0.16″78°66°-4°
- TuesdayJun 9Thunderstorm24%—84°63°+6°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm21%—87°72°+3°
Ozone at AQI 40. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~67%) — 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 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~67%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 3.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
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
- 5:12 AM
- Moonset
- 2:04 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Alexandria at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 21 (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 — Alexandria
SPC has placed Alexandria in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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.