Bigfork, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bigfork weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy28%—80°57°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——83°61°+3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast56%—88°59°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm56%—81°64°-7°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers57%0.13″80°59°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast32%—84°56°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle20%—82°61°-2°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.0 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 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 41. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~80%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 4.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.0 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
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 10:11 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Bigfork at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56628
16-Day Forecast — Bigfork
- Sat80°57°28%
- Sun83°61°8%
- Mon88°59°56%
- Tue81°64°56%
- Wed80°59°57%
- Thu84°56°32%
- Fri82°61°20%
- Sat70°56°18%
- Sun78°49°16%
- Mon81°53°11%
- Tue83°60°11%
- Wed79°61°12%
- Thu84°56°23%
- Fri83°60°23%
- Sat90°58°26%
- Sun93°66°17%
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 — Bigfork
SPC has placed Bigfork 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 Bigfork
- 56628