Atwater, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Atwater weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain22%0.26″83°65°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast22%—84°62°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast38%—83°67°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail40%0.80″85°67°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers66%0.61″76°65°-9°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle26%—78°61°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle—0.01″69°61°-9°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.1 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 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 3.2 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 47
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- 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
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 10:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Atwater at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56209
16-Day Forecast — Atwater
- Sat83°65°22%
- Sun84°62°22%
- Mon83°67°38%
- Tue85°67°40%
- Wed76°65°66%
- Thu78°61°26%
- Fri69°61°8%
- Sat76°57°11%
- Sun77°59°11%
- Mon79°59°7%
- Tue83°65°7%
- Wed84°64°8%
- Thu82°66°10%
- Fri74°60°19%
- Sat68°59°12%
- Sun78°57°13%
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 — Atwater
SPC has placed Atwater 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 Atwater
- 56209