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Finlayson, Minnesota Weather

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

Finlayson, MN
Thursday, June 4 at 3:27 PM
73
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
76°
Humidity
74%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:21 AM
Sunset
8:58 PM
Finlayson, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFinlayson, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit with a 37% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 61°H 82°
Finlayson, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    69%
    0.01″
    82°63°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Heavy Drizzle
    37%
    0.04″
    78°61°-4°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Mostly Clear
    26%
    79°56°+1°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    19%
    79°55°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Rain
    75%
    0.15″
    69°61°-10°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Foggy
    59%
    77°62°+8°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    20%
    83°70°+6°
Finlayson, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
196° · steady
Direction
SSW
196°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 7
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 7 · pk 22 @ 1:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 194SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the ssw.
Finlayson, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
974.6
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 28.78 inHg
Now
974.6
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
-8.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 973981
965970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW981.2973.0973.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Finlayson, MN
Air quality
43
AQI
Moderate
-17 in 6h

PM2.5 at 10.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI down 17 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
89μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
1.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Finlayson, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
58%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
41.6mi
UNLIMITED
123 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
15:27 UTC ·Finlayson, 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
15:27 UTC ·Finlayson, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Finlayson, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Finlayson, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Finlayson, MN
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:45 AM
Sunrise
5:21 AM
Daylight
15h 37m
Sunset
8:58 PM
Civil dusk
2:37 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Finlayson, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
84% illuminated
Moonrise
5:03 AM
Moonset
1:53 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Finlayson, MN
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Finlayson at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 23 (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 — Finlayson

SPC has placed Finlayson in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 Finlayson

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.