Aitkin, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Aitkin weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle53%0.05″80°61°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——86°57°+6°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm39%—84°62°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers55%2.1″77°63°-7°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle69%0.05″81°59°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast23%—76°55°-5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle12%—70°55°-6°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 39 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 0.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:38 PM
- Moonset
- 11:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Aitkin at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56431
16-Day Forecast — Aitkin
- Sat80°61°53%
- Sun86°57°9%
- Mon84°62°39%
- Tue77°63°55%
- Wed81°59°69%
- Thu76°55°23%
- Fri70°55°12%
- Sat77°53°12%
- Sun78°54°10%
- Mon84°65°10%
- Tue83°56°8%
- Wed78°57°10%
- Thu75°61°12%
- Fri83°60°19%
- Sat84°56°14%
- Sun71°56°16%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 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 — Aitkin
SPC has placed Aitkin 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 Aitkin
- 56431