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De Graff, Minnesota Weather

Prairie lightning bugs rise. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

De Graff weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

De Graff, MN
Wednesday, June 3 at 8:09 PM
84
°
Overcast
Feels like
82°
Humidity
37%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:36 AM
Sunset
9:03 PM
De Graff, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDe Graff, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit with a 59% chance of precipitation at 10 PM.
L 65°H 83°
De Graff, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    40%
    85°65°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Heavy Rain
    59%
    3.3″
    81°65°-4°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Rain
    51%
    0.55″
    78°61°-3°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Clear
    81°58°+3°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    19%
    85°62°+4°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    41%
    76°69°-9°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    80°67°+4°
De Graff, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
198° · veering 49°
Direction
SSW
198°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 12
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 12 · pk 24 @ 9:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 239SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 49° from the ssw.
De Graff, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.8
-2.4 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.96 inHg
Now
980.8
mb
3h
-2.4
mb
12h
-5.8
mb
24h
-6.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 978985
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW985.2977.7977.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
De Graff, MN
Air quality
43
AQI
Moderate
+9 in 6hPeak ~60 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 81 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
4.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
126μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 81 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 81
UV peak
5.7 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 81
De Graff, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
83%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
108.9mi
UNLIMITED
156 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
20:09 UTC ·De Graff, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
20:09 UTC ·De Graff, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
De Graff, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
De Graff, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
De Graff, MN
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:01 AM
Sunrise
5:36 AM
Daylight
15h 27m
Sunset
9:03 PM
Civil dusk
2:41 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
De Graff, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
4:37 AM
Moonset
1:00 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
De Graff, MN
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

De Graff at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 18 (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 3, 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 — De Graff

SPC has placed De Graff in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 De Graff

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.