Hill City, Minnesota Weather
Lesser ripening, greater heat. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hill City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Heavy Drizzle41%0.07″70°52°—
- WednesdayJun 17Rain59%0.55″58°53°-12°
- ThursdayJun 18Heavy Drizzle14%0.06″61°45°+3°
- FridayJun 19Heavy Drizzle39%0.04″68°42°+7°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast10%—68°41°0°
- SundayJun 21Partly Cloudy——71°41°+3°
- MondayJun 22Overcast——75°46°+4°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 7:48 AM
- Moonset
- 11:20 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Lesser ripening, greater heat
Hill City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Hill City
- Tue70°52°41%
- Wed58°54°59%
- Thu61°45°14%
- Fri68°42°39%
- Sat68°41°10%
- Sun71°41°6%
- Mon75°46°8%
- Tue72°53°28%
- Wed76°49°26%
- Thu80°56°22%
- Fri88°68°19%
- Sat79°61°40%
- Sun83°58°39%
- Mon86°60°30%
- Tue75°56°31%
- Wed84°55°35%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 17, 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 — Hill City
SPC has placed Hill City 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 Hill City
- 55748