Blackduck, Minnesota Weather
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Blackduck weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Partly Cloudy——83°56°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast31%—88°63°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle48%0.01″78°60°-10°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast61%—80°58°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——80°56°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle19%—84°58°+4°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle13%—93°65°+9°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant 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. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:58 PM
- Moonset
- 12:43 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Warm wind sweeps the tallgrass
Blackduck at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 56630
16-Day Forecast — Blackduck
- Sun83°56°1%
- Mon88°63°31%
- Tue78°60°48%
- Wed80°58°61%
- Thu80°56°4%
- Fri84°58°19%
- Sat93°65°13%
- Sun94°68°14%
- Mon79°57°14%
- Tue80°54°11%
- Wed83°58°16%
- Thu79°63°22%
- Fri84°59°17%
- Sat84°61°16%
- Sun87°64°19%
- Mon71°62°30%
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 — Blackduck
SPC has placed Blackduck 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 Blackduck
- 56630