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Montevideo, Minnesota Weather

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

Montevideo, MN
Thursday, June 4 at 2:26 AM
77
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
79°
Humidity
53%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Sunset
9:03 PM
Montevideo, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMontevideo, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit with a 46% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 64°H 80°
Montevideo, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Light Rain
    34%
    0.10″
    84°64°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Heavy Rain
    62%
    3.1″
    80°64°-4°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    31%
    79°63°-1°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Clear
    85°63°+6°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    86°65°+1°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    55%
    0.05″
    84°69°-2°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Partly Cloudy
    22%
    92°68°+8°
Montevideo, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
218° · veering 75°
Direction
SW
218°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 10
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 10 · pk 26 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 205SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 75° from the sw.
Montevideo, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
976.5
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 28.84 inHg
Now
976.5
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-5.7
mb
24h
-8.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 976985
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW985.1976.3976.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Montevideo, MN
Air quality
80
AQI
Moderate
+35 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 53. AQI up 35 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~70%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
6.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
109μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 53. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~70%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 53
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 6

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.0 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
calm
Recent rain
3h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Montevideo, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
73.8mi
UNLIMITED
106 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
02:26 UTC ·Montevideo, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
02:26 UTC ·Montevideo, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Montevideo, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Montevideo, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Montevideo, MN
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:03 AM
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Daylight
15h 25m
Sunset
9:03 PM
Civil dusk
2:41 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Montevideo, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
5:10 AM
Moonset
2:09 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Montevideo, MN
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Montevideo at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°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 — Montevideo

SPC has placed Montevideo in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 Montevideo

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.