Barrett, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Barrett weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast30%—87°64°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——87°64°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast42%—87°65°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers54%—92°67°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers69%—75°63°-17°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast32%—80°60°+5°
- FridayJul 10Overcast14%—83°62°+3°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.2 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 35 now. With UV 4.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 4.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 20
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h 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
- 11:28 PM
- Moonset
- 10:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Barrett at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56311
16-Day Forecast — Barrett
- Sat87°64°30%
- Sun87°64°7%
- Mon87°65°42%
- Tue92°67°54%
- Wed75°63°69%
- Thu80°60°32%
- Fri83°62°14%
- Sat69°58°17%
- Sun77°53°15%
- Mon80°56°5%
- Tue89°63°10%
- Wed78°62°10%
- Thu87°57°9%
- Fri87°65°17%
- Sat92°62°29%
- Sun96°73°19%
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 — Barrett
SPC has placed Barrett 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 Barrett
- 56311