Buffalo Lake, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Buffalo Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle17%0.01″82°66°—
- SundayJul 5Foggy12%—83°64°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast20%—83°67°0°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail32%—86°67°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers53%0.04″76°63°-10°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast36%—76°61°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——78°62°+2°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.2 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 11:40 PM
- Moonset
- 11:30 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Buffalo Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 55314
16-Day Forecast — Buffalo Lake
- Sat82°66°17%
- Sun83°64°12%
- Mon83°67°20%
- Tue86°67°32%
- Wed76°63°53%
- Thu76°61°36%
- Fri78°62°7%
- Sat74°57°11%
- Sun74°56°11%
- Mon85°66°8%
- Tue81°63°7%
- Wed81°64°14%
- Thu87°69°14%
- Fri83°67°16%
- Sat82°59°16%
- Sun75°60°14%
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 — Buffalo Lake
SPC has placed Buffalo Lake 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 Buffalo Lake
- 55314