Good Thunder, Minnesota Weather
Lesser ripening, greater heat. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Good Thunder weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 17Thunderstorm65%1.6″71°58°—
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast——67°56°-4°
- FridayJun 19Light Showers15%—72°49°+5°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast15%—71°51°-1°
- SundayJun 21Overcast48%—68°48°-3°
- MondayJun 22Partly Cloudy14%—74°50°+6°
- TuesdayJun 23Drizzle19%0.06″69°57°-5°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
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 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
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
- 8:02 AM
- Moonset
- 11:09 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Lesser ripening, greater heat
Good Thunder at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Good Thunder
- Wed71°58°65%
- Thu67°56°7%
- Fri72°49°15%
- Sat71°51°15%
- Sun68°48°48%
- Mon74°50°14%
- Tue69°57°19%
- Wed77°59°18%
- Thu80°65°19%
- Fri84°64°22%
- Sat77°64°27%
- Sun74°61°42%
- Mon79°59°40%
- Tue80°62°33%
- Wed82°65°36%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 17, 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 — Good Thunder
SPC has placed Good Thunder in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Good Thunder
- 56037