Bemidji, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bemidji weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain42%0.56″70°61°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——82°59°+12°
- MondayJul 6Showers66%0.21″84°64°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle66%0.01″76°62°-8°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast65%—76°58°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——76°56°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast17%—71°59°-5°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 33 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- 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
- 11:44 PM
- Moonset
- 11:30 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Bemidji at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 63°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56601
16-Day Forecast — Bemidji
- Sat70°61°42%
- Sun82°59°5%
- Mon84°64°66%
- Tue76°62°66%
- Wed76°58°65%
- Thu76°56°6%
- Fri71°59°17%
- Sat80°53°12%
- Sun83°56°13%
- Mon86°62°13%
- Tue81°57°13%
- Wed81°57°13%
- Thu82°65°15%
- Fri78°59°20%
- Sat82°57°17%
- Sun68°54°14%
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 — Bemidji
SPC has placed Bemidji in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Bemidji
- 56601
- 56619