Akeley, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Akeley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain59%0.35″83°61°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——84°60°+1°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle46%—85°61°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail58%0.20″85°63°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers69%1.1″78°61°-7°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast21%—80°56°+2°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy12%—82°60°+2°
AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 4.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:25 PM
- Moonset
- 10:16 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Akeley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56433
16-Day Forecast — Akeley
- Sat83°61°59%
- Sun84°60°6%
- Mon85°61°46%
- Tue85°63°58%
- Wed78°61°69%
- Thu80°56°21%
- Fri82°60°12%
- Sat69°58°16%
- Sun78°49°14%
- Mon79°54°14%
- Tue81°62°11%
- Wed80°59°12%
- Thu83°56°16%
- Fri84°61°22%
- Sat85°58°26%
- Sun95°68°20%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 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 — Akeley
SPC has placed Akeley in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe 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 Akeley
- 56433