Bellingham, Minnesota Weather
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Bellingham weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——87°59°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast19%—90°64°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail60%0.03″86°69°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers84%1.3″76°66°-10°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——80°59°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——87°63°+7°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——90°66°+3°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 7.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 43 around 1 PM.
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 45 now. With UV 7.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 43 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 7.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 43
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.8 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- 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
- 11:47 PM
- Moonset
- 11:37 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Bellingham at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56212
16-Day Forecast — Bellingham
- Sun86°59°3%
- Mon90°64°19%
- Tue86°69°60%
- Wed76°66°84%
- Thu80°59°7%
- Fri87°63°5%
- Sat90°66°5%
- Sun101°69°7%
- Mon109°74°6%
- Tue83°65°7%
- Wed82°59°15%
- Thu90°62°12%
- Fri94°70°16%
- Sat84°69°16%
- Sun95°67°29%
- Mon91°68°23%
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 — Bellingham
SPC has placed Bellingham in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3SLGTSlight Risk
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Bellingham
- 56212