Essig, Minnesota Weather
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Essig weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 5Heavy Rain23%2.7″85°64°—
- SaturdayJun 6Mostly Clear——86°62°+1°
- SundayJun 7Showers37%—85°66°-1°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers55%0.07″85°68°0°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Showers39%—85°69°0°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm20%—96°74°+11°
- ThursdayJun 11Partly Cloudy22%—93°74°-3°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.95 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 30 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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
- 5:32 AM
- Moonset
- 3:15 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Essig at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 12 (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 — Essig
SPC has placed Essig 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.