Independence, Minnesota Weather
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Independence weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast——84°63°—
- ThursdayJun 4Heavy Drizzle56%0.07″81°65°-3°
- FridayJun 5Light Rain58%0.10″79°61°-2°
- SaturdayJun 6Partly Cloudy15%—79°57°0°
- SundayJun 7Drizzle21%—82°61°+3°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle47%—74°68°-8°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast35%—82°68°+8°
Ozone at AQI 53. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~66%) — 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 53. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~66%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 53
- UV peak
- 7.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 26
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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 4:28 AM
- Moonset
- 12:54 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Independence at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 16 (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 — Independence
SPC has placed Independence 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.