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Foley, Minnesota Weather

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

Foley, MN
Thursday, June 4 at 4:49 PM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
79°
Humidity
74%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Sunset
9:00 PM
Foley, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFoley, MN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit with a 46% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 61°H 81°
Foley, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Rain
    77%
    0.07″
    81°63°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Rain
    36%
    0.20″
    77°61°-4°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Mostly Clear
    22%
    79°57°+2°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    30%
    79°60°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    67%
    0.14″
    75°64°-4°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    51%
    83°66°+8°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    21%
    88°71°+5°
Foley, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
199° · veering 39°
Direction
SSW
199°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 7 · pk 18 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 311SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 39° from the ssw.
Foley, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
972.0
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 28.70 inHg
Now
972.0
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-6.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 971978
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW977.8970.9970.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Foley, MN
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
-6 in 6hPeak ~44 @ 11 PM

PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
90μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
2.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 8

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Foley, MN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
94%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
44.0mi
UNLIMITED
122 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
16:49 UTC ·Foley, 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
16:49 UTC ·Foley, MN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Foley, MN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Foley, MN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Foley, MN
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:52 AM
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Daylight
15h 32m
Sunset
9:00 PM
Civil dusk
2:38 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Foley, MN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
5:05 AM
Moonset
1:59 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Foley, MN
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Foley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 20 (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 — Foley

SPC has placed Foley in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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.

ZIP codes in Foley

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.