Hopkins, Minnesota Weather
Lesser ripening, greater heat. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hopkins weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 17Heavy Rain75%0.95″66°57°—
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast——66°55°0°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle30%0.02″69°51°+3°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——71°52°+2°
- SundayJun 21Overcast32%—71°52°0°
- MondayJun 22Overcast12%—76°54°+5°
- TuesdayJun 23Drizzle24%0.14″65°56°-11°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 0.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 5 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 4.6 µg/m³, PM10 to 5.1 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 5h 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 7:56 AM
- Moonset
- 11:10 PM
- In sign
- ♌︎ Leo
Lesser ripening, greater heat
Hopkins at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Hopkins
- Wed66°57°75%
- Thu66°55°8%
- Fri69°51°30%
- Sat71°52°6%
- Sun71°52°32%
- Mon76°54°12%
- Tue65°56°24%
- Wed77°54°24%
- Thu80°59°22%
- Fri87°63°22%
- Sat88°68°24%
- Sun74°63°39%
- Mon68°58°23%
- Tue74°56°26%
- Wed62°53°35%
- Thu70°51°17%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 17, 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 — Hopkins
SPC has placed Hopkins in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Hopkins
- 55343
- 55305