West Union, Minnesota Weather
Lesser ripening, greater heat. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
West Union weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Light Rain46%0.13″72°50°—
- WednesdayJun 17Light Rain53%0.14″68°55°-4°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast28%—61°47°-7°
- FridayJun 19Drizzle32%—68°46°+7°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast10%—69°46°+1°
- SundayJun 21Overcast23%—68°44°-1°
- MondayJun 22Light Drizzle23%0.02″69°49°+1°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 7.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 43 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 42 now. With UV 7.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 43 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 7.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 43
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
- 6:39 AM
- Moonset
- 10:36 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Lesser ripening, greater heat
West Union at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — West Union
- Tue72°50°46%
- Wed68°55°53%
- Thu61°47°28%
- Fri68°46°32%
- Sat69°46°10%
- Sun68°44°23%
- Mon69°49°23%
- Tue73°51°30%
- Wed79°55°22%
- Thu84°63°18%
- Fri82°67°16%
- Sat84°64°27%
- Sun90°68°30%
- Mon88°73°32%
- Tue82°71°35%
- Wed75°66°24%
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 — West Union
SPC has placed West Union in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 West Union
- 56389
- 56360