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Delano, Minnesota Weather

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

Delano, MN
Thursday, June 4 at 12:33 AM
82
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
77°
Humidity
29%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Sunset
8:56 PM
Delano, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDelano, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit with a 57% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 65°H 83°
Delano, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    84°63°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    57%
    83°65°-1°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Drizzle
    61%
    82°66°-1°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Clear
    28%
    81°59°-1°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    85°62°+4°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    56%
    0.01″
    73°68°-12°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Partly Cloudy
    33%
    85°66°+12°
Delano, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
185° · veering 37°
Direction
S
185°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 9
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 9 · pk 22 @ 11:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3110SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 37° from the s.
Delano, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.4
-1.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.07 inHg
Now
984.4
mb
3h
-1.8
mb
12h
-7.5
mb
24h
-9.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 981991
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW990.5981.2981.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Delano, MN
Air quality
83
AQI
Moderate
+41 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 83. AQI up 41 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~98%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
127μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 83. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~98%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 83
UV peak
0.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 10

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Delano, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
59%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
125.4mi
UNLIMITED
134 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
00:33 UTC ·Delano, 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
00:33 UTC ·Delano, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Delano, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Delano, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Delano, MN
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:55 AM
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Daylight
15h 26m
Sunset
8:56 PM
Civil dusk
2:34 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Delano, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
5:02 AM
Moonset
2:01 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Delano, MN
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Delano at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 16 (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 — Delano

SPC has placed Delano in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal 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.

ZIP codes in Delano

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.