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Burnsville, Minnesota Weather

Prairie lightning bugs rise. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Burnsville, MN
Thursday, June 4 at 5:24 PM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
76°
Humidity
69%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Sunset
8:54 PM
Burnsville, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBurnsville, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 83°
Burnsville, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Rain
    56%
    0.06″
    83°65°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Showers
    29%
    0.18″
    81°63°-2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    16%
    87°63°+6°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    36%
    0.03″
    80°66°-7°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    66%
    0.11″
    79°66°-1°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    47%
    89°68°+10°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    18%
    90°72°+1°
Burnsville, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
228° · veering 44°
Direction
SW
228°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 9
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 9 · pk 34 @ 2:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 284SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 44° from the sw.
Burnsville, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
978.2
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 28.89 inHg
Now
978.2
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
-6.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 977984
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW983.5976.8976.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Burnsville, MN
Air quality
39
AQI
Moderate
-5 in 6hPeak ~46 @ 10 PM

PM2.5 at 11.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
11.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
100μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 47
UV peak
3.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 10

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Burnsville, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
51.0mi
UNLIMITED
142 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
17:24 UTC ·Burnsville, 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
17:24 UTC ·Burnsville, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Burnsville, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Burnsville, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Burnsville, MN
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:54 AM
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Daylight
15h 26m
Sunset
8:54 PM
Civil dusk
2:31 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Burnsville, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
4:59 AM
Moonset
2:00 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Burnsville, MN
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Burnsville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 15 (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 4, 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 — Burnsville

SPC has placed Burnsville 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.

ZIP codes in Burnsville

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.