Balaton, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Balaton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain24%0.11″85°65°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast11%—84°64°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——85°66°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle25%—89°67°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers48%0.07″78°66°-11°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle38%0.02″78°61°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast17%—75°60°-3°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 49 now. With UV 6.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 30 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 6.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 30
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 10:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Balaton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56115
16-Day Forecast — Balaton
- Sat85°65°24%
- Sun84°64°11%
- Mon85°66°8%
- Tue89°67°25%
- Wed78°66°48%
- Thu78°61°38%
- Fri75°60°17%
- Sat78°59°17%
- Sun79°61°13%
- Mon81°62°8%
- Tue87°65°6%
- Wed91°66°12%
- Thu88°70°17%
- Fri80°63°20%
- Sat71°58°17%
- Sun81°56°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 — Balaton
SPC has placed Balaton 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 Balaton
- 56115