Battle Lake, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Battle Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain34%1.1″85°65°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——87°61°+2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast57%—86°67°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm61%0.78″83°64°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Rain76%0.32″79°61°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle14%—74°57°-5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle13%—72°61°-2°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.4 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.8 µg/m³.
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 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 1.4 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 39
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.4 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.8 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- Wind
- windy
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 10:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Battle Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56515
16-Day Forecast — Battle Lake
- Sat85°65°34%
- Sun87°61°7%
- Mon86°67°57%
- Tue83°64°61%
- Wed79°61°76%
- Thu74°57°14%
- Fri72°61°13%
- Sat78°55°13%
- Sun79°56°13%
- Mon80°58°7%
- Tue87°61°8%
- Wed86°67°8%
- Thu81°66°11%
- Fri75°60°16%
- Sat75°59°10%
- Sun83°55°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 — Battle Lake
SPC has placed Battle Lake 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 Battle Lake
- 56515