Hopkins, Minnesota Weather
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Hopkins weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Drizzle23%0.04″88°67°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast44%—84°63°-4°
- SaturdayJun 6Clear16%—83°63°-1°
- SundayJun 7Overcast21%—87°64°+4°
- MondayJun 8Showers59%0.26″74°65°-13°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle39%0.02″78°68°+4°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm24%—93°68°+15°
Ozone at AQI 44. AQI down 26 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. 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 during the projected peak around 8 AM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 44. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
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
- 5:00 AM
- Moonset
- 2:00 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Hopkins at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 16 (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 — Hopkins
SPC has placed Hopkins in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
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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.