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Green Isle, Minnesota Weather

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

Green Isle, MN
Sunday, August 2 at 9:59 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
76%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
1:03 AM
Sunset
3:40 PM
Green Isle, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGreen Isle, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 81°
Green Isle, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Aug 2
    Mostly Clear
    81°60°
  2. Monday
    Aug 3
    Overcast
    84°65°+3°
  3. Tuesday
    Aug 4
    Light Drizzle
    51%
    79°65°-5°
  4. Wednesday
    Aug 5
    Overcast
    80°58°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Aug 6
    Overcast
    87°59°+7°
  6. Friday
    Aug 7
    Drizzle
    0.06″
    91°66°+4°
  7. Saturday
    Aug 8
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    106°66°+15°
Green Isle, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
108° · veering 116°
Direction
ESE
108°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 5 mph
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 5 mph · pk 19 mph @ 1:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2912SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Green Isle, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.4
+1.5 mb in 3h · rising · 28.95 inHg
Now
980.4
mb
3h
+1.5
mb
12h
+1.1
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 978980
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW980.4978.0979.5
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Green Isle, MN
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
+11 in 6hPeak ~52 @ 9 PM

AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneGood
42μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.9

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.97
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Green Isle, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
3%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
40.6mi
UNLIMITED
74 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
14:59 UTC · Green Isle, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
14:59 UTC · Green Isle, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Green Isle, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Green Isle, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Green Isle, MN
Almanac · Sunday, August 2
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
Civil dawn
5:31 AM
Sunrise
1:03 AM
Daylight
14h 37m
Sunset
3:40 PM
Civil dusk
9:15 PM
Planting note
Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.
Green Isle, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
84% illuminated
Moonrise
10:00 PM
Moonset
10:22 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Green Isle, MN
Microseason
Aug 1–5

Great rains sometimes fall

insect
Jan 159% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Green Isle at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Aug 1–5
  • Planting window: Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.

ZIP code: 55338

16-Day Forecast — Green Isle

  1. Sun81°60°0%
  2. Mon84°65°5%
  3. Tue79°65°51%
  4. Wed80°58°5%
  5. Thu87°59°9%
  6. Fri91°66°9%
  7. Sat106°66°18%
  8. Sun84°68°25%
  9. Mon80°60°18%
  10. Tue75°63°21%
  11. Wed81°69°26%
  12. Thu77°66°18%
  13. Fri87°66°23%
  14. Sat77°56°20%
  15. Sun72°59°32%
  16. Mon81°63°17%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of August 2, 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 — Green Isle

SPC includes Green Isle in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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.

Sun & seasons in Green Isle

Green Isle sits in Sibley County, where the year’s longest day runs 15h 34m of daylight and its shortest just 8h 48m — a swing of +6h 46m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.

Minneapolis, the state’s largest city, lies about 41 miles to the ENE. The nearest town Green Isle tracks is Minneapolis, roughly 41 miles to the ENE.

ZIP codes in Green Isle

  • 55338

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.