Bowlus, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bowlus weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy——84°60°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast12%—87°61°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail65%0.04″84°67°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers87%1.0″77°67°-7°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast10%—79°60°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——79°60°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy——83°60°+4°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.87 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 44 now. With UV 7.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 42 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 7.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 42
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- 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
- 11:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Bowlus at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56314
16-Day Forecast — Bowlus
- Sun84°60°7%
- Mon87°61°12%
- Tue84°67°65%
- Wed77°67°87%
- Thu79°60°10%
- Fri79°60°7%
- Sat83°60°6%
- Sun88°67°13%
- Mon77°57°13%
- Tue78°58°6%
- Wed81°59°14%
- Thu88°62°12%
- Fri91°68°13%
- Sat95°72°16%
- Sun91°73°19%
- Mon94°67°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 — Bowlus
SPC has placed Bowlus in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal 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 Bowlus
- 56314