North Branch, Minnesota Weather
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North Branch weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Heavy Drizzle63%0.07″82°66°—
- FridayJun 5Showers37%0.40″78°64°-4°
- SaturdayJun 6Mostly Clear——81°59°+3°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle14%—80°60°-1°
- MondayJun 8Drizzle73%0.02″76°64°-4°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast40%—83°67°+7°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm18%—95°72°+12°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.6 µg/m³.
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 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.6 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- breezy
- 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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 5:29 AM
- Moonset
- 3:05 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
North Branch at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 19 (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 5, 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 — North Branch
SPC has placed North Branch in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe 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.