Bethel, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bethel weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast24%—86°64°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast26%—86°66°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——88°65°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast27%—88°68°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm55%0.33″77°66°-11°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast50%—81°59°+4°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm——84°60°+3°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.2 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.77 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 now. With UV 5.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 36 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 5.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 36
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.2 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- 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
- 11:16 PM
- Moonset
- 10:13 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Bethel at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 55005
16-Day Forecast — Bethel
- Sat86°64°24%
- Sun86°66°26%
- Mon88°65°6%
- Tue88°68°27%
- Wed77°66°55%
- Thu81°59°50%
- Fri84°60°9%
- Sat74°61°10%
- Sun76°55°15%
- Mon81°57°10%
- Tue82°59°6%
- Wed83°63°12%
- Thu87°58°13%
- Fri91°65°27%
- Sat90°65°31%
- Sun93°72°20%
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 — Bethel
SPC has placed Bethel in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Bethel
- 55005