Big Falls, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Big Falls weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain28%0.47″84°58°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——85°62°+1°
- MondayJul 6Showers57%0.04″88°61°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers57%—85°62°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast50%—81°60°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast25%—84°56°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast18%—81°61°-3°
AQI 25 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 2.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:24 PM
- Moonset
- 10:11 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Big Falls at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56627
16-Day Forecast — Big Falls
- Sat84°58°28%
- Sun85°62°8%
- Mon88°61°57%
- Tue85°62°57%
- Wed81°60°50%
- Thu84°56°25%
- Fri81°61°18%
- Sat69°55°20%
- Sun79°48°18%
- Mon82°54°9%
- Tue85°63°14%
- Wed79°61°14%
- Thu83°56°16%
- Fri83°57°19%
- Sat90°57°19%
- Sun96°68°11%
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 — Big Falls
SPC has placed Big Falls in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Big Falls
- 56627