Afton, Minnesota Weather
Lesser ripening, greater heat. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Afton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Light Drizzle61%0.02″72°56°—
- WednesdayJun 17Rain95%0.21″73°55°+1°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast59%—66°49°-7°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle11%0.02″71°45°+5°
- SaturdayJun 20Light Drizzle16%0.01″67°50°-4°
- SundayJun 21Overcast37%—72°53°+5°
- MondayJun 22Overcast24%—72°48°0°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 0.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 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 30 now. With UV 0.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 0.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
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
- 6:34 AM
- Moonset
- 10:21 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Lesser ripening, greater heat
Afton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Afton
- Tue72°56°61%
- Wed73°55°95%
- Thu66°49°59%
- Fri71°45°11%
- Sat67°50°16%
- Sun72°53°37%
- Mon72°48°24%
- Tue76°51°25%
- Wed75°55°25%
- Thu82°60°20%
- Fri93°74°20%
- Sat92°73°27%
- Sun89°67°32%
- Mon82°67°42%
- Tue77°67°35%
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 — Afton
SPC has placed Afton in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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.
ZIP codes in Afton
- 55001