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Hector, Minnesota Weather

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

Hector, MN
Wednesday, June 3 at 4:59 PM
81
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
76°
Humidity
32%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Sunset
8:59 PM
Hector, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHector, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 36% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 63°H 85°
Hector, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    10%
    85°63°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Rain
    69%
    0.13″
    78°63°-7°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Rain
    69%
    0.06″
    81°63°+3°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    12%
    81°60°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    26%
    85°64°+4°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    49%
    77°69°-8°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    27%
    82°67°+5°
Hector, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
190° · veering 37°
Direction
S
190°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 11
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 11 · pk 22 @ 8:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3413SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the s-bound air across the harbor.
Hector, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.0
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.00 inHg
Now
982.0
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
-3.4
mb
24h
-5.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980986
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW985.6980.2980.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Hector, MN
Air quality
29
AQI
Good
+1 in 6hPeak ~65 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 46. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~99%) — 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
2.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
97μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~99%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
7.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 23
Hector, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
77%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
122.7mi
UNLIMITED
170 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
16:59 UTC ·Hector, 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
16:59 UTC ·Hector, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Hector, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hector, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hector, MN
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:00 AM
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Daylight
15h 24m
Sunset
8:59 PM
Civil dusk
2:36 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Hector, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
90% illuminated
Moonrise
4:31 AM
Moonset
1:00 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Hector, MN
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hector at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°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 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 — Hector

SPC has placed Hector 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 Hector

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.