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Farmington, Minnesota Weather

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

Farmington, MN
Thursday, June 4 at 5:28 PM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
80°
Humidity
58%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Sunset
8:53 PM
Farmington, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFarmington, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 83°
Farmington, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Rain
    45%
    0.09″
    83°65°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    25%
    81°63°-2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Mostly Clear
    21%
    84°63°+3°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    36%
    0.04″
    79°64°-5°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    71%
    0.10″
    81°66°+2°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    47%
    88°67°+7°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    17%
    87°71°-1°
Farmington, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
224° · veering 52°
Direction
SW
224°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 8
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 8 · pk 24 @ 2:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 295SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the sw-bound air across the harbor.
Farmington, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.8
-1.6 mb in 3h · falling · 28.96 inHg
Now
980.8
mb
3h
-1.6
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
-6.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 979986
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW985.9979.2979.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Farmington, MN
Air quality
39
AQI
Moderate
-5 in 6hPeak ~46 @ 10 PM

PM2.5 at 11.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
11.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
100μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~98%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 47
UV peak
3.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 10

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Farmington, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
99%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
68.5mi
UNLIMITED
129 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
17:28 UTC ·Farmington, 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
17:28 UTC ·Farmington, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Farmington, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Farmington, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Farmington, MN
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:54 AM
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Daylight
15h 25m
Sunset
8:53 PM
Civil dusk
2:30 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Farmington, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
4:58 AM
Moonset
2:00 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Farmington, MN
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Farmington at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 14 (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 — Farmington

SPC has placed Farmington 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.

ZIP codes in Farmington

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.