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Kimball, Minnesota Weather

Prairie lightning bugs rise. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Kimball, MN
Thursday, June 4 at 7:23 PM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
82°
Humidity
68%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Sunset
9:00 PM
Kimball, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKimball, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit with a 41% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 64°H 79°
Kimball, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Showers
    72%
    0.64″
    80°64°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Showers
    41%
    0.30″
    74°64°-6°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    81°59°+7°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Drizzle
    31%
    84°62°+3°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    65%
    0.08″
    74°66°-10°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    38%
    80°67°+6°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    19%
    92°66°+12°
Kimball, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
208° · veering 67°
Direction
SSW
208°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 7 · pk 18 @ 3:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 242SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 67° from the ssw.
Kimball, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
970.5
-2.0 mb in 3h · falling · 28.66 inHg
Now
970.5
mb
3h
-2.0
mb
12h
-2.8
mb
24h
-5.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 969975
960965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW974.6968.6968.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Kimball, MN
Air quality
39
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6h

PM2.5 at 12.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
12.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
98μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~76%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
2.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 8

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Kimball, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
57.5mi
UNLIMITED
117 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
19:23 UTC ·Kimball, 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
19:23 UTC ·Kimball, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Kimball, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Kimball, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Kimball, MN
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:55 AM
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Daylight
15h 30m
Sunset
9:00 PM
Civil dusk
2:38 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Kimball, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
5:05 AM
Moonset
2:02 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Kimball, MN
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Kimball at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 18 (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 — Kimball

SPC has placed Kimball in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 Kimball

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.