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Freeborn, Minnesota Weather

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

Freeborn, MN
Monday, June 15 at 2:49 PM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
30%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
12:31 AM
Sunset
3:57 PM
Freeborn, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFreeborn, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 54 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 54°H 75°
Freeborn, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Overcast
    15%
    75°48°
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    69°54°-6°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    T-storm w/ Hail
    84%
    0.07″
    76°54°+7°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    68°49°-8°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    Light Drizzle
    71°47°+3°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Light Rain
    22%
    0.53″
    72°57°+1°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Light Rain
    34%
    0.47″
    63°60°-9°
Freeborn, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
265° · backing 62°
Direction
W
265°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 8
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 8 · pk 23 @ 3:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3520SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the w-bound air across the harbor.
Freeborn, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
967.1
-2.6 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.56 inHg
Now
967.1
mb
3h
-2.6
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
-4.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 967973
960965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW972.5967.6967.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Freeborn, MN
Air quality
29
AQI
Good
+9 in 6hPeak ~41 @ 11 PM

AQI 29 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 7.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 43 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
1.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
96μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 7.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 43 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 45
UV peak
7.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 43
Freeborn, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
133.9mi
UNLIMITED
130 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
19:49 UTC · Freeborn, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
19:49 UTC · Freeborn, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Freeborn, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Freeborn, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Freeborn, MN
Almanac · Monday, June 15
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
4:56 AM
Sunrise
12:31 AM
Daylight
15h 26m
Sunset
3:57 PM
Civil dusk
9:35 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Freeborn, MN
The moon
New Moon
1% illuminated
Moonrise
5:31 AM
Moonset
9:19 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Freeborn, MN
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Toward the solstice glow

celestial
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Freeborn at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Freeborn

  1. Mon75°48°15%
  2. Tue69°54°15%
  3. Wed76°54°84%
  4. Thu68°49°25%
  5. Fri71°47°7%
  6. Sat72°57°22%
  7. Sun63°60°34%
  8. Mon60°57°17%
  9. Tue70°56°13%
  10. Wed73°59°13%
  11. Thu74°56°19%
  12. Fri77°57°22%
  13. Sat68°63°25%
  14. Sun73°60°29%
  15. Mon61°56°32%
  16. Tue70°51°30%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 15, 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 — Freeborn

SPC has placed Freeborn in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal 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 Freeborn

  • 56032

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.