Battle Lake, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Battle Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——86°61°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast19%—91°65°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail78%0.01″83°68°-8°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers86%0.36″72°62°-11°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——80°58°+8°
- FridayJul 10Overcast12%—80°60°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy——84°61°+4°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 48 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 6.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 48
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- 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
- 11:46 PM
- Moonset
- 11:34 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Battle Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 20°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
- Sun87°61°1%
- Mon91°65°19%
- Tue83°68°78%
- Wed72°62°86%
- Thu80°58°5%
- Fri80°60°12%
- Sat84°61°8%
- Sun84°64°11%
- Mon79°55°10%
- Tue78°59°8%
- Wed81°59°18%
- Thu89°63°13%
- Fri93°68°16%
- Sat95°72°17%
- Sun92°70°13%
- Mon99°68°11%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal 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