Nicollet, Minnesota Weather
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Nicollet weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast——81°58°—
- ThursdayJun 4Light Drizzle58%0.01″81°65°0°
- FridayJun 5Overcast39%—83°64°+2°
- SaturdayJun 6Partly Cloudy30%—83°63°0°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle29%—86°64°+3°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle52%—79°70°-7°
- TuesdayJun 9Clear34%—91°69°+12°
Ozone at AQI 65 now. AQI up 35 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 by mid-afternoon.
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 65 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 65
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 4.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 5:01 AM
- Moonset
- 2:05 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Nicollet at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 12 (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 — Nicollet
SPC has placed Nicollet in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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.