McGregor, Minnesota Weather
Lesser ripening, greater heat. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
McGregor weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Light Rain33%0.08″71°54°—
- WednesdayJun 17Rain91%1.1″59°50°-12°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast41%—64°46°+5°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle13%—66°42°+2°
- SaturdayJun 20Drizzle10%—67°46°+1°
- SundayJun 21Partly Cloudy29%—68°45°+1°
- MondayJun 22Overcast26%—67°43°-1°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
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 30 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 5.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 5.5 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 6:27 AM
- Moonset
- 10:33 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Lesser ripening, greater heat
McGregor at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — McGregor
- Tue71°54°33%
- Wed59°50°91%
- Thu64°46°41%
- Fri66°42°13%
- Sat67°46°10%
- Sun68°45°29%
- Mon67°43°26%
- Tue67°56°26%
- Wed76°51°23%
- Thu59°55°21%
- Fri75°50°25%
- Sat74°52°33%
- Sun70°56°48%
- Mon65°55°36%
- Tue75°54°29%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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 — McGregor
SPC has placed McGregor in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 McGregor
- 55760