Hanover, Minnesota Weather
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Hanover weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 5Light Drizzle43%—79°63°—
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——81°59°+2°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle22%—81°63°0°
- MondayJun 8Heavy Drizzle66%0.10″78°67°-3°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast41%—86°67°+8°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm31%—95°74°+9°
- ThursdayJun 11Overcast31%—93°75°-2°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~72%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 5:30 AM
- Moonset
- 3:09 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Hanover at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 17 (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 5, 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 — Hanover
SPC has placed Hanover 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.