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Winona, Minnesota Weather

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Winona weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Winona, MN
Wednesday, June 3 at 5:55 PM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
33%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Sunset
8:44 PM
Winona, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWinona, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 24% chance of precipitation at 5 AM.
L 63°H 84°
Winona, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    84°52°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    24%
    86°63°+2°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Showers
    59%
    82°66°-4°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    52%
    82°63°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    15%
    80°61°-2°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    39%
    0.04″
    72°61°-8°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    30%
    80°67°+8°
Winona, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
201° · veering 107°
Direction
SSW
201°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 16 @ 9:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2412SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 107° from the ssw.
Winona, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
999.0
-2.6 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.50 inHg
Now
999.0
mb
3h
-2.6
mb
12h
-4.6
mb
24h
-5.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9961001
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1001.1995.8995.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Winona, MN
Air quality
34
AQI
Moderate
+6 in 6hPeak ~70 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 68 now. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 8.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 76 by mid-afternoon.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
2.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
118μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 68 now. With UV 8.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 76 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 68
UV peak
8.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 76
Winona, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
118.0mi
UNLIMITED
140 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
17:55 UTC ·Winona, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
17:55 UTC ·Winona, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Winona, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Winona, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Winona, MN
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:51 AM
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Daylight
15h 19m
Sunset
8:44 PM
Civil dusk
2:20 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Winona, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
90% illuminated
Moonrise
4:15 AM
Moonset
12:50 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Winona, MN
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Winona at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 10 (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 3, 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 — Winona

SPC has placed Winona in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3SLGTSlight Risk

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 Winona

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.