Kent, Minnesota Weather
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Kent weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Heavy Rain52%0.91″80°64°—
- FridayJun 5Light Showers42%0.07″79°63°-1°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——82°58°+3°
- SundayJun 7Overcast13%—88°62°+6°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers53%—79°67°-9°
- TuesdayJun 9Partly Cloudy21%—85°62°+6°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm27%—94°68°+9°
AQI 27 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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
- 5:20 AM
- Moonset
- 2:07 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Kent at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 25 (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 — Kent
SPC has placed Kent 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.