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Leonard, Minnesota Weather

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

Leonard, MN
Wednesday, June 3 at 9:49 PM
78
°
Overcast
Feels like
74°
Humidity
43%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Sunset
9:12 PM
Leonard, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLeonard, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 73 degrees Fahrenheit with a 57% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 63°H 73°
Leonard, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Drizzle
    64%
    0.05″
    78°62°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Rain
    32%
    0.30″
    75°63°-3°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    72°54°-3°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Partly Cloudy
    76°49°+4°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Clear
    14%
    81°56°+5°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    58%
    0.07″
    75°67°-6°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    78°65°+3°
Leonard, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
198° · veering 46°
Direction
SSW
198°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 10
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 10 · pk 31 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 152SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ssw-bound air across the harbor.
Leonard, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
965.6
-2.2 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.51 inHg
Now
965.6
mb
3h
-2.2
mb
12h
-6.6
mb
24h
-7.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 962970
955960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW969.8962.3962.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Leonard, MN
Air quality
44
AQI
Moderate
+4 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 55 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
7.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
110μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 55 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 55
UV peak
3.5 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 55

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.79
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Leonard, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
91%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
87.0mi
UNLIMITED
104 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
21:49 UTC ·Leonard, 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
21:49 UTC ·Leonard, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Leonard, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Leonard, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Leonard, MN
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:47 AM
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Daylight
15h 47m
Sunset
9:12 PM
Civil dusk
2:53 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Leonard, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
4:48 AM
Moonset
12:48 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Leonard, MN
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Leonard at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: June 1 (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 — Leonard

SPC has placed Leonard in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Leonard

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.