Bena, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bena weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy——82°57°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast24%—89°58°+7°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle56%—77°64°-12°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle63%0.04″78°58°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——82°55°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast16%—81°57°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——84°60°+3°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 37 now. With UV 4.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 21 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 4.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 21
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 11:41 PM
- Moonset
- 11:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Bena at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56626
16-Day Forecast — Bena
- Sun82°57°2%
- Mon89°58°24%
- Tue77°64°56%
- Wed78°58°63%
- Thu82°55°4%
- Fri81°57°16%
- Sat84°60°9%
- Sun87°64°21%
- Mon82°56°21%
- Tue83°60°13%
- Wed82°60°20%
- Thu89°63°13%
- Fri91°65°16%
- Sat97°68°23%
- Sun88°66°23%
- Mon91°62°19%
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 — Bena
SPC has placed Bena 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 Bena
- 56626