Bemidji, Minnesota Weather
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bemidji weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Partly Cloudy——81°59°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast30%—85°63°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast58%—75°62°-10°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast71%—76°58°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——77°55°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle18%—83°59°+6°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle12%—92°65°+9°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.88 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 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~98%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:59 PM
- Moonset
- 12:45 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass
Bemidji at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 31 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 56601
16-Day Forecast — Bemidji
- Sun81°59°1%
- Mon85°63°30%
- Tue75°62°58%
- Wed76°58°71%
- Thu77°55°3%
- Fri83°59°18%
- Sat92°65°12%
- Sun96°67°18%
- Mon79°59°9%
- Tue79°55°14%
- Wed83°58°15%
- Thu75°64°15%
- Fri82°59°17%
- Sat83°63°21%
- Sun87°64°23%
- Mon71°63°16%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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