Carlos, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Carlos weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain47%1.1″85°64°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast13%—84°61°-1°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle33%—84°64°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers52%—88°67°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers69%0.02″72°61°-16°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast35%—78°59°+6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast15%—82°60°+4°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 14.1 µg/m³.
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. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~87%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 5.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 15
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 14.1 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:26 PM
- Moonset
- 10:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Carlos at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56319
16-Day Forecast — Carlos
- Sat85°64°47%
- Sun84°61°13%
- Mon84°64°33%
- Tue88°67°52%
- Wed72°61°69%
- Thu78°59°35%
- Fri82°60°15%
- Sat68°59°18%
- Sun74°51°15%
- Mon78°54°6%
- Tue83°60°6%
- Wed78°60°10%
- Thu84°57°11%
- Fri86°65°17%
- Sat91°63°23%
- Sun97°70°20%
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 — Carlos
SPC has placed Carlos 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 Carlos
- 56319