Bowlus, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bowlus weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain49%1.1″86°61°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast14%—87°63°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast30%—85°63°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail45%0.42″85°65°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers63%1.3″77°65°-8°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle40%—77°57°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle11%—70°60°-7°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.7 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 49 now. With UV 4.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 26 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 4.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 26
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.7 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- 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
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 10:17 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Bowlus at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°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
- Sat86°61°49%
- Sun87°63°14%
- Mon85°63°30%
- Tue85°65°45%
- Wed77°65°63%
- Thu77°57°40%
- Fri70°60°11%
- Sat77°55°15%
- Sun78°55°14%
- Mon80°58°9%
- Tue84°61°6%
- Wed83°67°12%
- Thu82°66°16%
- Fri74°59°23%
- Sat69°59°15%
- Sun81°55°14%
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 — Bowlus
SPC has placed Bowlus in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe 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 Bowlus
- 56314