New London, Minnesota Weather
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New London weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayAug 2Overcast——80°62°—
- MondayAug 3Overcast18%—82°65°+2°
- TuesdayAug 4Light Rain41%0.07″78°63°-4°
- WednesdayAug 5Overcast——78°56°0°
- ThursdayAug 6Overcast——90°59°+12°
- FridayAug 7Showers—0.18″91°65°+1°
- SaturdayAug 8Partly Cloudy10%—99°66°+8°
AQI 28 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
- Moonrise
- 10:04 PM
- Moonset
- 10:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Great rains sometimes fall
New London at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Aug 1–5
- Planting window: Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.
ZIP code: 56273
16-Day Forecast — New London
- Sun80°62°1%
- Mon82°65°18%
- Tue78°63°41%
- Wed78°56°0%
- Thu90°59°6%
- Fri91°65°7%
- Sat99°66°10%
- Sun89°65°17%
- Mon84°59°15%
- Tue75°60°15%
- Wed79°68°24%
- Thu82°66°17%
- Fri88°61°23%
- Sat82°56°26%
- Sun76°61°28%
- Mon87°61°23%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of August 2, 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 — New London
SPC has placed New London in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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.
Sun & seasons in New London
New London sits in Kandiyohi County, where the year’s longest day runs 15h 39m of daylight and its shortest just 8h 44m — a swing of +6h 56m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Minneapolis, the state’s largest city, lies about 85 miles to the ESE. The nearest town New London tracks is Green Isle, roughly 63 miles to the SE.
ZIP codes in New London
- 56273