Baxter, Minnesota Weather
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Baxter weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle50%0.02″84°63°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast11%—83°61°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast29%—85°63°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail49%0.89″88°67°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers65%2.9″71°62°-17°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast35%—76°58°+5°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle12%—81°59°+5°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.8 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 46. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~74%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 4.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.8 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 10:15 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Baxter at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°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: 56425
16-Day Forecast — Baxter
- Sat84°63°50%
- Sun83°61°11%
- Mon85°63°29%
- Tue88°67°49%
- Wed71°62°65%
- Thu76°58°35%
- Fri81°59°12%
- Sat66°60°15%
- Sun73°51°14%
- Mon77°55°11%
- Tue80°60°8%
- Wed75°61°13%
- Thu81°57°14%
- Fri81°63°20%
- Sat84°59°23%
- Sun91°70°17%
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 — Baxter
SPC has placed Baxter 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 Baxter
- 56425